Emergy analysis of building manufacturing, maintenance and use: Em-building indices to evaluate housing sustainability

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 620-628

  Pulselli, R M ^a   Simoncini, E ^a   Pulselli, F M ^a   Bastianoni, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Em building indices; Emergy analysis; Housing sustainability

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; MAINTENANCE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EM-BUILDING INDICES; EMERGY ANALYSIS; HOUSING SUSTAINABILITY;

HOUSING;

EID: 33847638509     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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