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Life Cycle Carbon Footprint Assessments, Case Study of Malaysian Housing Sector

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|Dec 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0076 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
Language: English
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Published on: Dec 4, 2021
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