Comparing life cycle implications of building retrofit and replacement options

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1051-1063

  Dong, Bonnie ^a   Kennedy, Christopher ^a   Pressnail, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Building retrofits; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle costing; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION; DEMOLITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RETROFITTING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING RETROFITS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE COSTING;

LIFE CYCLE;

BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION; DEMOLITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; RETROFITTING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 32944474006     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l05-061     Document Type: Article

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