Certifying green buildings in China: LEED vs. 3-star

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 208, Issue , 2019, Pages 880-888

  Zou, Yonghua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3 Star; Certification; Green building; LEED; Rating system

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PUBLIC POLICY;

3-STAR; CERTIFICATION; COMPREHENSIVE COMPARISONS; GREEN BUILDINGS; INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS; LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNS; RATING SYSTEM; REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN;

EID: 85056173192     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.10.204     Document Type: Article

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