Sustainability and resiliency objectives in performance building regulations

Building Research and Information

Volumn 44, Issue 5-6, 2016, Pages 474-489

  Meacham, Brian J ^a  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

building regulation; governance; performance based; resilience; sustainability

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CLIMATE CHANGE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BUILDING REGULATIONS; GOVERNANCE; HISTORICAL BUILDINGS; PERFORMANCE BASED; PERFORMANCE-BASED BUILDINGS; REGULATORY AGENCIES; RESILIENCE; RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84961210242     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2016.1142330     Document Type: Article

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