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The Environmental and Economic Substantiation of Investments in Green Buildings

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|Dec 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjreecm-2016-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2255-9671 | Journal ISSN: 2255-9604
Language: English
Page range: 126 - 144
Published on: Dec 13, 2016
Published by: Riga Technical University
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