Sustainable value on construction projects and lean construction

Journal of Green Building

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 155-167

  Bae, Jin Woo ^a   Kim, Yong Woo ^b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Lean construction; Sustainability; Sustainable assessment; Sustainable construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953336155     PISSN: 15526100     EISSN: 19434618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3992/jgb.3.1.156     Document Type: Article

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