A low energy building in a life cycle - Its embodied energy, energy need for operation and recycling potential

Building and Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 429-435

  Thormark, Catarina ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Embodied energy; Life cycle; Low energy buildings; Recycling

Indexed keywords

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; HOUSES; LIFE CYCLE; RECYCLING;

RECYCLED MATERIALS;

BUILDINGS;

BUILDING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; HOUSING; RECYCLING;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0036533331     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(01)00033-6     Document Type: Article

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