The assessment of embodied energy in typical reinforced concrete building structures in Ireland

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 735-744

  Goggins, Jamie ^a   Keane, Treasa ^a   Kelly, Alan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Concrete; Embodied energy; Structural design; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CEMENT CONTENT; CONCRETE MIX; CONCRETE MIX DESIGN; EMBODIED ENERGY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; IRELAND; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT; RC BUILDINGS; REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE MIXERS; PORTLAND CEMENT; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONCRETE BUILDINGS;

EID: 77949278810     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.11.013     Document Type: Article

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