Energy, material and pollutant intensity analysis in the life cycle of walling materials

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 30, Issue 14-15, 2008, Pages 1367-1381

  Wei, H L ^a   Ni, J R ^a   Xu, N ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Environmental impact; Life cycle assessment; Walling material

Indexed keywords

BRICK; BRICKMAKING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CLAY MINERALS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCRETE BLOCKS; CONCRETE PRODUCTS; CONCRETE SLABS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LIFE CYCLE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLLUTION;

CONCRETE BRICKS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY FLOWS; ENERGY INTENSITY (EI); INTEGRATED APPROACH; INTENSITY ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA)); MATERIAL CONSUMPTION; MATERIAL FLOWS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION (MCS); POLLUTANT LOADS; POLLUTANT PRODUCTION; SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION; SOLID CLAY BRICKS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 47749085550     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030801928995     Document Type: Article

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