Building green: The emerging geography of LEED-certified buildings and professionals

Professional Geographer

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-215

  Cidell, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Buildings; Energy; Spatial distribution; Standards; Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; CERTIFICATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69949167631     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330120902735932     Document Type: Article

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