An embodied carbon and energy analysis of modern methods of construction in housing: A case study using a lifecycle assessment framework

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 179-188

  Monahan, J ^a   Powell, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction; Embodied carbon; Embodied energy; Housing; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Modern methods of construction; Residential buildings

Indexed keywords

EMBODIED CARBON; EMBODIED ENERGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MODERN METHODS OF CONSTRUCTIONS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

APARTMENT HOUSES; CLADDING (COATING); ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; HOUSES; MATERIALS; TIMBER;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 78049476524     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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