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An investigation of corporate approaches to sustainability in the US engineering and construction industry

Timothy Jones Texas Gas Transmission, USA
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Yongwei Shan Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, 151C Raymond Building, Lexington, 40506, USA
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Paul M. Goodrum Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, 151C Raymond Building, Lexington, 40506, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 971-983 | Received 13 Oct 2009, Accepted 17 Mar 2010, Published online: 15 Sep 2010

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