Beyond sustainability: The contractor's role in regenerative system design

Building a Sustainable Future - Proceedings of the 2009 Construction Research Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 330-337

  Mirsky, Rebecca ^a   Songer, Anthony D ^b  

^a Boise State University   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS MODELS; CONSTRUCTION COMMUNITIES; CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONTRACTOR ROLE; CONTRACTOR'S ROLE; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN PROCESS; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS; PROJECT IMPACT; REGENERATIVE DESIGNS; REGENERATIVE SYSTEM; SOCIAL EQUITY; SOCIAL FACTOR; TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 69949093876     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41020(339)34     Document Type: Conference Paper

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