Strategies for potential owners in Singapore to own environmentally sustainable homes

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 579-594

  Ling, Florence Yean Yng ^a   Gunawansa, Asanga ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Capital cost; Construction operations; Environmental sustainability; Green; Housing; Life cycle costs; Malaysia; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREEN; LIFE CYCLE COSTS; MALAYSIA;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; HOUSING; SURVEYS; WATER CONSERVATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 81855168424     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699981111180890     Document Type: Review

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