Multi-storey wood-frame buildings in Germany, Sweden and the UK

Construction Innovation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-85

  Mahapatra, Krushna ^a   Gustavsson, Leif ^a,b   Hemstrm, Kerstin ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Germany; Innovation system; Multi storey buildings; Sweden; United Kingdom; Wood frames; Wood technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855520888     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714171211197508     Document Type: Article

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