Using visualization technologies for design and planning of a healthy construction workplace

Construction Innovation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 248-266

  Rwamamara, Romuald ^a   Norberg, Håkan ^b   Olofsson, Thomas ^a   Lagerqvist, Ove ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Plan B Services AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Computer aided design; Construction industry; Health and safety; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986173210     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714171011060060     Document Type: Article

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