Construction costs comparison between green and conventional office buildings

Building Research and Information

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 198-208

  Rehm, Michael ^a   Ade, Rochelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Ade Consultants   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

capital cost; construction; cost; green building; Green Star; office buildings; sustainability

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS , HIGH-RISE; CAPITAL COSTS; COMPARATIVE COSTS; CONSTRUCTION COSTS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; GREEN BUILDINGS; GREEN OFFICE BUILDINGS;

CONSTRUCTION; COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; STARS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TALL BUILDINGS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84875711875     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2013.769145     Document Type: Article

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