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Acoustic Evaluation Of A New Modular System For Green Roofs And Green Walls

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|Aug 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2017-023 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142
Language: English
Page range: 99 - 108
Submitted on: Mar 2, 2017
Accepted on: May 8, 2017
Published on: Aug 28, 2018
Published by: Silesian University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2018 Maria Manso, João Paulo Castro-Gomes, Michal Marchacz, Marcin GÓrski, Leszek Dulak, Rafal Zuchowski, published by Silesian University of Technology
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