Greenhouse gas balances in building construction: Wood versus concrete from life-cycle and forest land-use perspectives

Energy Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 575-588

  Börjesson, Pål ^a   Gustavsson, Leif ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Building construction; Forest land use; Greenhouse gas mitigation; Life cycle perspective

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY PRODUCTION; FOSSIL FUEL; GAS EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; WOOD;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; METHANE; TALL BUILDINGS; WOODEN CONSTRUCTION;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ENERGY POLICY;

BUILDING; CONCRETE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; WOOD;

EID: 0034738749     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(00)00049-5     Document Type: Article

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