Multidisciplinary life cycle metrics and tools for green buildings

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 390-398

  Helgeson, Jennifer F ^a   Lippiatt, Barbara C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

BEES; Buildings; Green building; Hybrid life cycle assessment; Life cycle costing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION; TIME;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GLOBAL WARMING; INDUSTRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73949101797     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/IEAM_2008-069.1     Document Type: Article

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