Estimating the environmental burdens of residential energy supply systems through material input and emission factors

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1734-1748

  Alanne, Kari ^a   Saari, Arto ^b  

^a Laboratory of Heating   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acidification; Environmental evaluation; Global warming; Life cycle; Micro cogeneration; MIPS; Natural resource consumption; Residential buildings

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ECOLOGY; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLOBAL WARMING;

(+ MOD 2N) OPERATION; EMISSION FACTOR (EF); ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; INPUT FACTORS; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; RESOURCE CONSUMPTIONS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 45449102695     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.10.024     Document Type: Article

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