Biobased products and the leed® rating system

Journal of Green Building

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 91-107

  Chambers, Meredith ^a   Muecke, Mikesch ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biobased; BioPreferred; Building products; Federal initiatives; LEED; Rapidly renewable; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251508662     PISSN: 15526100     EISSN: 19434618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3992/jgb.5.4.91     Document Type: Article

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