Discussion: Assessing embodied energy of building structural elements
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1478-4629,1751-7680
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2011.164.3.225