Green property development practice in China: Costs and barriers

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2153-2160

  Zhang, Xiaoling ^a   Platten, Andrew ^b   Shen, Liyin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cost; Green technology; Property development; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL COSTS; DESIGN STRATEGIES; GREEN BUILDINGS; GREEN TECHNOLOGY; HEAT-PUMP TECHNOLOGY; HEATING APPLIANCES; LOW CARBON; PASSIVE DESIGN; PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR PVS; SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES;

COSTS; HEATING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

TECHNOLOGY;

COST; HEATING; INSULATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 79959949901     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.04.031     Document Type: Article

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