A gate-to-gate life-cycle inventory of solid hardwood flooring in the eastern us

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 79-89

  Hubbard, Steven S ^b   Bowe, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

; 2010 by the Society of Wood Science and Technology environmental impact; Building material; Carbon balance; Hardwood flooring; LCI; Life cycle inventory

Indexed keywords

2010 BY THE SOCIETY OF WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON FLOW; CO-PRODUCTS; COPRODUCT; DRY MASS BASIS; HARDWOOD FORESTS; HARDWOOD LUMBERS; IMPACT DATA; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORIES; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; MANUFACTURING FACILITY; WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTION; BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; FLOORS; HARDWOODS; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AIR; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON; CONSTRUCTION; EMISSION; ENERGY; EQUIPMENT; FLOORS; FUELS; HARDWOODS; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCTION; USA; WATER;

EID: 77950239533     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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