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A Service-Oriented Framework for Sustainability Appraisal and Knowledge Management

Overview This paper proposes a service-oriented framework and architecture for integrated sustainability knowledge management in construction. The proposed architecture is based on a survey conducted amongst industry professionals in Hong Kong SAR. The objective was to identify problem areas in infrastructure design and construction management practice as they currently militate against sustainability appraisal for innovative infrastructure delivery. The paper discusses the findings from this survey, the framework and evolving architecture to address the identified user requirements. Recommendations are given to address these pedagogical dimensions of sustainability in construction.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	University of Hong Kong	File Format	PDF
Date Published	September 2005
Format	White Papers
Topics	Infrastructure Management, Service-Oriented Architecture

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