Structural engineers and sustainability: An opinion survey

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Rodriguez Nikl, Tonatiuh ^a   Kelley, Jason ^b   Xiao, Qing ^b   Hammer, Katherine ^b   Tilt, Bryan ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Green building; Professional personnel; Social factors; Structural design; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECODESIGN; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENGINEERS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PLANNING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SURVEYS;

CODES AND STANDARDS; ENERGY USE IN BUILDINGS; GREEN BUILDINGS; QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE METHODS; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; SOCIAL FACTOR; STRUCTURAL ENGINEER; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84931343030     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000228     Document Type: Article

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