Point-based standard optimization with life cycle assessment for product design

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1356-1364

  Lu, Di ^a   Realff, Matthew J ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment (LCA); Point based standard; Process design

Indexed keywords

BIO-BASED MATERIALS; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PERFORMANCE LEVEL; POINT-BASED; POINT-BASED STANDARD; STANDARD OPTIMIZATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OFFICE BUILDINGS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS DESIGN; PRODUCT DESIGN; STANDARDS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 77954540380     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2010.02.013     Document Type: Article

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