Comparison of schedule delay and causal factors between traditional and green construction projects

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 310-330

  Hwang, Bon Gang ^a   Leong, Lay Peng ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b EC Harris   (Singapore)

Author keywords

delay; green construction; project management; schedule performance; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885007765     PISSN: 20294913     EISSN: 20294921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/20294913.2013.798596     Document Type: Article

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