Sustainable performance criteria for construction method selection in concrete buildings

Automation in Construction

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-244

  Chen, Ying ^a,b   Okudan, Gül E ^b   Riley, David R ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Concrete construction; Construction management; Construction methods; Prefabrication; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ANECDOTAL EVIDENCES; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CONSTRUCTABILITY; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION METHOD; CONSTRUCTION METHODS; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION; PREFABRICATION; PROJECT STAGES; PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS; SOCIAL AWARENESS; SOCIAL FACTOR; SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE; TEAM MEMBERS; TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE;

CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PRECAST CONCRETE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 76549129795     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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