Options to reduce the environmental impacts of residential buildings in the European Union-Potential and costs

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 976-984

  Nemry, Françoise ^a   Uihlein, Andreas ^a   Colodel, Cecilia Makishi ^b   Wetzel, Christian ^c   Braune, Anna ^d   Wittstock, Bastian ^b   Hasan, Ivana ^c   Kreißig, Johannes ^d   Gallon, Nicole ^d   Niemeier, Sigrid ^c   Frech, Yosrea ^c  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c CalCon Deutschland AG   (Germany)

^d PE International ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; European Union; Improvement options; Life cycle assessment; Reduction potential; Residential buildings

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ELEMENT; BUILDING STOCKS; BUILDING TYPES; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS; EUROPEAN UNION; EXTERNAL WALLS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISE BUILDING; LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; REPRESENTATIVITY; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE; USE PHASE;

APARTMENT HOUSES; COST REDUCTION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; HEAT LOSSES; HEATING; HOUSES; LIFE CYCLE; PROFITABILITY; ROOFS; TALL BUILDINGS; THERMAL INSULATION; VENTILATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 77951296208     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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