Sustainability assessment of U.S. construction sectors: Ecosystems perspective

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 138, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 918-922

  Tatari, Omer ^a   Kucukvar, Murat ^a  

^a Ohio University   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Environmental issues; Sustainable development; System analysis

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; ECOLOGICAL EXERGIES; ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES; ECONOMIC DATA; ECONOMIC OUTPUT; EFFICIENCY RATIO; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS; HIGHER EMISSION INTENSITY; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LOADING RATIO; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE INTENSITY; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY METRICS;

BRIDGES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; EXERGY; LOADING; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 84873719677     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000509     Document Type: Article

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