Tools and methods for environmental assessment of building products - Methodological analysis of six selected approaches

Building and Environment

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-238

  Jönsson, Åsa ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; FLOORS; LIFE CYCLE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

BUILDING COMPONENTS;

EID: 0033881161     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(99)00016-5     Document Type: Article

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