Transitioning from green to regenerative design

Building Research and Information

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-53

  Cole, Raymond J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

assessment; buildings; green design; reductive; regenerative design; sustainability; systems thinking

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; GREEN DESIGNS; REDUCTIVE; REGENERATIVE DESIGNS; SYSTEMS THINKING;

BUILDINGS; RATING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DESIGN;

EID: 84857332685     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2011.610608     Document Type: Article

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