Research and Solutions: LEED-ing Away from Sustainability: Toward a Green Building System Using Nature's Design

Sustainability (United States)

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 196-201

  Hahn, Thomas J ^a  

^a Ecosa Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

additive; assessment; conservation; consumption; credits; dissective; emulation; green building; holistic; integrative; iterative; points; rating system; reductive; regenerative

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017998001     PISSN: 19370695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/SUS.2008.9959     Document Type: Article

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