Drivers for implementing green building technologies: An international survey of experts

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 145, Issue , 2017, Pages 386-394

  Darko, Amos ^a   Chan, Albert P C ^a   Owusu Manu, De Graft ^b   Ameyaw, Ernest E ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Drivers; Green building technologies; Sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SURVEYS; TRUCK DRIVERS;

BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; GREEN BUILDINGS; INTERNATIONAL SURVEY; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANN-WHITNEY U TEST; METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; WATER EFFICIENCY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85009775252     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.01.043     Document Type: Article

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