AHP based life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) framework: a case study of six storey wood frame and concrete frame buildings in Vancouver

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1217-1241

  Hossaini, Navid ^a   Reza, Bahareh ^a   Akhtar, Sharmin ^a   Sadiq, Rehan ^a   Hewage, Kasun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

concrete frame building; life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainability assessment; wood frame building

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929295238     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.920704     Document Type: Article

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