What affects implementation of green buildings? An empirical study in Hong Kong

International Journal of Strategic Property Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-125

  Tam, Vivian W Y ^a   Hao, Jane L ^b   Zeng, S X ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Construction; Economics; Green buildings; Hong Kong; Social

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862616340     PISSN: 1648715X     EISSN: 16489179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1648715X.2011.645559     Document Type: Article

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