The Maintenance of Linoleum and PVC Floor Coverings in Sweden: The Significance of the Usage Phase in an LCA

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 357-364

  Paulsen, Jacob H ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SIS Ecolabelling   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Building products; Floor coverings; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Linoleum; Maintenance; Material choice; PVC floor coverings; Usage phase

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIAL; CLEANING; LIFE CYCLE; MATERIALS HANDLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0344441246     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02978509     Document Type: Article

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