Addressing sustainable challenges in China: The contribution of off-site industrialisation

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 261-274

  Zhai, Xiaolin ^a   Reed, Richard ^a   Mills, Anthony ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Construction; High rise; Off site industrialisation; Sustainable processes

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; HOUSING; POPULATION STATISTICS; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH;

CHINA; CHINESE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HIGH RISE; INDUSTRIALISATION; OFF SITES; OFF-SITE INDUSTRIALIZATION; OFF-SITE PRODUCTION; RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABLE PROCESS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INNOVATION; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN HOUSING; URBANIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84927625998     PISSN: 20466099     EISSN: 20466102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/SASBE-02-2014-0008     Document Type: Article

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