A matrix for selecting sustainable floor coverings for buildings in Sri Lanka

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-238

  Yasantha Abeysundara, U G ^a   Babel, Sandhya ^b   Piantanakulchai, Mongkut ^b  

^a Ministry of Education   (Sri Lanka)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Economic score; Element selection matrix; Embodied energy; Life cycle assessment; Social score

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BUILDINGS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOORS; GLOBAL WARMING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ECONOMIC SCORE; ELEMENT SELECTION MATRIX; EMBODIED ENERGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SCORE;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 54449095595     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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