Beyond sustainability assessment systems: Upgrading topics by enlarging the scale of assessment

International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 276-282

  Berardi, Umberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

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EID: 84876066376     PISSN: 2093761X     EISSN: 20937628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5390/SUSB.2011.2.4.276     Document Type: Article

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