Quality factors for the evaluation of sustainable redevelopment of masonry buildings

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Quality factors for the evaluation of sustainable redevelopment of masonry buildings. / Ohler, Armin.
Brick and Block Masonry: Trends, Innovations and Challenges - Proceedings of the 16th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, IBMAC 2016. ed. / Claudio Modena; F. Da Porto; M. R. Valluzzi. CRC Press, 2016. p. 903-910 (Brick and Block Masonry: Trends, Innovations and Challenges - Proceedings of the 16th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, IBMAC 2016).

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Harvard

Ohler, A 2016, Quality factors for the evaluation of sustainable redevelopment of masonry buildings. in C Modena, FD Porto & MR Valluzzi (eds), Brick and Block Masonry: Trends, Innovations and Challenges - Proceedings of the 16th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, IBMAC 2016. Brick and Block Masonry: Trends, Innovations and Challenges - Proceedings of the 16th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, IBMAC 2016, CRC Press, pp. 903-910, International Brick and Block Masonry Conference - IB2MAC 2016, Padova, Italy, 26.06.16. https://doi.org/10.1201/b21889-123

APA

Ohler, A. (2016). Quality factors for the evaluation of sustainable redevelopment of masonry buildings. In C. Modena, F. D. Porto, & M. R. Valluzzi (Eds.), Brick and Block Masonry: Trends, Innovations and Challenges - Proceedings of the 16th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, IBMAC 2016 (pp. 903-910). (Brick and Block Masonry: Trends, Innovations and Challenges - Proceedings of the 16th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, IBMAC 2016). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b21889-123

Vancouver

Ohler A. Quality factors for the evaluation of sustainable redevelopment of masonry buildings. In Modena C, Porto FD, Valluzzi MR, editors, Brick and Block Masonry: Trends, Innovations and Challenges - Proceedings of the 16th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, IBMAC 2016. CRC Press. 2016. p. 903-910. (Brick and Block Masonry: Trends, Innovations and Challenges - Proceedings of the 16th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, IBMAC 2016). doi: 10.1201/b21889-123

Bibtex

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