Assessing embodied energy of building structural elements

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 147-158

  Vukotic, L ^a   Fenner, R A ^b   Symons, K ^c  

^a ARUP   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Ramboll UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy; Structural frameworks

Indexed keywords

BUILDING STRUCTURAL; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CONCRETE BLOCKWORK; DESIGN ALTERNATIVES; EMBODIED ENERGY; END-OF-LIFE; ENERGY; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS; FOCAL POINTS; GLUE LAMINATED TIMBER; IN-BUILDINGS; OPERATIONAL ENERGY; STEEL FRAME; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORKS; SYSTEM BOUNDARY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 79951504957     PISSN: 14784629     EISSN: 17517680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2010.163.3.147     Document Type: Article

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