Costs and benefits of IEQ improvements in leed office buildings

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 86-94

  Singh, Amanjeet ^a,b   Syal, Matt ^b   Korkmaz, Sinem ^b   Grady, Sue ^b  

^a Two Mid America Plaza   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Green buildings; Indoor environmental quality; LEED; Life cycle cost analysis; Productivity; Well being health

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY APPROACH; COSTS AND BENEFITS; ECONOMIC GAINS; ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE; GREEN BUILDINGS; IN-BUILDINGS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNS; LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY DATA; WELL-BEING/HEALTH;

COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BUILDING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 79958701475     PISSN: 10760342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000046     Document Type: Article

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