Public opinions on alternative lower carbon wall construction techniques for UK housing

Habitat International

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 163-169

  Hamilton MacLaren, Fiona ^a   Loveday, Dennis L ^a   Mourshed, Monjur ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Housing; Low carbon construction; Sustainability; UK; Wall

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; HOUSING; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84867143013     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.12.015     Document Type: Article

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