Assessing sustainability performance of built projects: A building process approach

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-279

  Ding, Grace K C ^a   Shen, L Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building process; SDA; SDV; Sustainable construction sustainable development value; Sustainable development ability

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; PLANNING;

BUILDING PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ABILITY; SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 78650446623     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2010.037558     Document Type: Article

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