Achieving LEED credit for ergonomics: Laying the foundation.
Despite guidance from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) on the requirements for earning a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ergonomics credit in the Innovation in Design and Innovation in Operations category, few projects have received the credit. The University of...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 401 - 411 |
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| Formato: | case study pictorial Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2014
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