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Investigation of the Adoption of Building Commissioning Practices in the Installation of Building Services Items

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|May 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjreecm-2019-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2255-9671 | Journal ISSN: 2255-9604
Language: English
Page range: 81 - 97
Published on: May 4, 2019
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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