Green buildings - Are codes, standards and targets sufficient drivers of sustainability in New South Wales?

Environmental and Planning Law Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 486-497

  Thorpe, Amelia ^a   Graham, Kristy ^a  

^a Environmental Defender's Office (NSW)   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; BUILDING CODE; GOVERNMENT; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN HOUSING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350361224     PISSN: 0813300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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