Green building policy options for the public sector

Journal of Green Building

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 156-174

  Pearce, Annie R ^a   Dubose, Jennifer R ^b   Bosch, Sheila J ^c  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital project; Green building; Policy; Public sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953199989     PISSN: 15526100     EISSN: 19434618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3992/jgb.2.1.156     Document Type: Article

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