Teaching Life-Cycle Thinking in Construction Materials and Methods: Evaluation of and Deployment Strategies for Life-Cycle Assessment in Construction Engineering and Management Education
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Volume 138, Issue 3
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Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank the students who participated in this project. Their thoughtful engagement in the assignments and survey provided great feedback for the team to analyze the learning outcomes of using LCA in this context.
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Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 138 • Issue 3 • July 2012
Pages: 163 - 170
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Received: May 17, 2011
Accepted: Dec 5, 2011
Published online: Jun 15, 2012
Published in print: Jul 1, 2012
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