Quality versus impact: Comparing the environmental efficiency of building properties using the EcoEffect tool

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1095-1103

  Assefa, G ^a   Glaumann, M ^a,b   Malmqvist, T ^a   Eriksson, O ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EcoEffect; Environmental efficiency; Environmental impacts; Indoor environment; LCA; Outdoor environment

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT TOOL; BUILDING PROPERTY; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; ECOEFFECT; ENVIRONMENT QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INTEGRATED FASHION; LOCAL IMPACTS; OPTIMISATIONS; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; QUALITY DIMENSION; REAL ESTATE;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDOOR AIR; LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 74349090124     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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