The environmental impact of the construction phase: An application to composite walls from a life cycle perspective

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 832-840

  Ortiz, Oscar ^a,b   Pasqualino, Jorgelina C ^a   Díez, Gloria ^c   Castells, Francesc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^c IMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composite walls; Construction phase; LCA; Sustainability; Sustainable construction; Waste management

Indexed keywords

BARCELONA , SPAIN; BUILDING SECTORS; COMPOSITE WALL; CONSTRUCTION PHASE; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; ECONOMIC ASPECTS; EXTERNAL WALLS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; INTERNAL WALLS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PACKAGING WASTE; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION; TOTAL EMISSIONS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; LIFE CYCLE; PACKAGING MATERIALS; RECYCLING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WASTE INCINERATION;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; COMPOSITE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; BUILDING INDUSTRY; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; RECYCLING; SPAIN; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 77955305222     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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