Environmental assessment of buildings

OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY P.O. BOX 1000, FI-02015 TKK http://www.tkk.fi Author Name of the dissertation Manuscript submitted Manuscript revised Date of the defence Monograph Article dissertation (summary + original articles) Faculty Department Field of research Opponent(s) Supervisor Instructor Abstract

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