Embodied energy and carbon in construction materials

Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Energy

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-98

  Hammond, Geoffrey P ^a   Jones, Craig I ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buildings structure design; Energy; Environment

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; LIFE CYCLE;

BUILDING DESIGN; BUILDING STRUCTURE; EMBODIED CARBONS; EMBODIED ENERGY; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS; OPENACCESS; STRUCTURE DESIGN; UNIVERSITY OF BATH;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

EID: 58149144250     PISSN: 17514223     EISSN: 17514231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ener.2008.161.2.87     Document Type: Article

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