Rating systems for counting buildings' environmental performance

International Journal of Sustainable Energy

Volumn 28, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 29-43

  Papadopoulos, A M ^a   Giama, E ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

BREEAM; Environmental evaluation tools; LEED; Rating systems

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; OFFICE BUILDINGS; WOODEN CONSTRUCTION;

BREEAM; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION TOOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TOOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EXISTING BUILDINGS; LEED; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; NEW CONSTRUCTIONS; RATING SYSTEMS; SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES; SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE;

LOW ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 61349188974     PISSN: 14786451     EISSN: 1478646X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786450802452423     Document Type: Conference Paper

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