Is it feasible to address indoor climate issues in LCA?

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 241-259

  Jönsson, Åsa ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Building materials; Buildings; Indoor air quality; Indoor climate; LCA; Life cycle assessment; SBS; Sick building syndrome; TVOC's; VOC's; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; CLIMATOLOGY; GAS EMISSIONS; HEALTH RISKS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

INDOOR CLIMATE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 0034175696     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-9255(99)00039-6     Document Type: Article

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