Balanced sustainable implementation in the construction industry: The perspective of Korean contractors

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 96, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-85

  Whang, Seoung Wook ^a   Kim, Sangyong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Balanced implementation; Correlation; Economic and social issue; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

BALANCED IMPLEMENTATION; DOMINANT FACTOR; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; PERFORMANCE VALUE; SOCIAL FACTOR; SOCIAL ISSUES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84925879279     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.03.019     Document Type: Article

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