The effect of material choice on the total energy need and recycling potential of a building

Building and Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1019-1026

  Thormark, Catarina ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOUSING; RECYCLING;

MATERIAL CHOICE; RECYCLING POTENTIAL; TOTAL ENERGY NEED;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOUSING; RECYCLING;

LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644908478     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.04.026     Document Type: Article

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