Briefing: Carbon critical design

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 57-59

  Clarke, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buildings; Energy; Structures design; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CIVIL ENGINEERING STRUCTURES; COPENHAGEN; CRITICAL DESIGN; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY; ENERGY STRUCTURES; KEY DESIGN PARAMETERS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES; SYSTEMS APPROACH; UNITED NATIONS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DESIGN;

EID: 77953296925     PISSN: 14784629     EISSN: 17517680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2010.163.2.57     Document Type: Article

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