Cradle-to-gate life-cycle inventory of us wood products production: Corrim phase i and phase II products

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 15-28

  Puettmann, Maureen E ^a   Bergman, Richard ^b   Hubbard, Steve ^c   Johnson, Leonard ^d   Lippke, Bruce ^f   Oneil, Elaine ^e   Wagner, Francis G ^d  

^a WoodLife   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^e University of Washington   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Carbon; CORRIM; Cradle to gate; Emissions; Energy; Environmental impact; Geographical regions; LCI; Life cycle inventory; Wood products

Indexed keywords

CORRIM; EMISSIONS; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; HARDWOOD LUMBERS; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; MANUFACTURING STAGES; PHASE I; PHASE II; PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE; RESOURCE USE; SOFTWOOD LUMBER; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS; WOOD BIOMASS;

AIR POLLUTION; BUILDING MATERIALS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY HARVESTING; FLOORS; FOSSIL FUELS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; LIFE CYCLE; LUMBER; MANUFACTURE; SOFTWOODS; SOLID WASTES; WOOD FUELS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON; CONSTRUCTION; EMISSION; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLOORS; FOSSIL FUELS; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; LIFE CYCLE; LUMBER; MANUFACTURE; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 77950226806     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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