The nexus among employment opportunities, life-cycle costs, and carbon emissions: A case study of sustainable building maintenance in Hong Kong

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 109, Issue , 2015, Pages 326-335

  Chiang, Yat Hung ^a   Li, Jing ^b   Zhou, Lu ^a   Wong, Francis K W ^a   Lam, Patrick T I ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building maintenance; Carbon emission; Labor; Life cycle cost; Optimization

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; HOUSING; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; MAINTENANCE; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONNEL; REPAIR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; BUILDING MAINTENANCE; CARBON EMISSIONS; EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES; EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; LIFECYCLE COSTS; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85028222457     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.07.069     Document Type: Article

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