Energy and CO2 analysis of wood substitution in construction

Climatic Change

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 129-153

  Gustavsson, Leif ^a,b   Sathre, Roger ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY-BASED; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON STORAGE; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; ENERGY SERVICES; ENERGY USE; FOREST GROWTH; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; LAND AREAS; LIFE-CYCLE PROCESS; MATERIAL FLOW; MATERIAL MANAGEMENT; MATERIAL PROCESSING; NON-WOOD; OPERATION PHASE; PER UNIT; PRODUCT OPERATIONS; PRODUCTION DATA; SCALING-UP; SYSTEM BOUNDARY; SYSTEM EXPANSION; TEMPORAL SYSTEMS; TIME AND SPACE; TIME-RATE; WOOD CO; WOOD-BASED MATERIALS;

BIOFUELS; ECOLOGY; FOSSIL FUELS; REFORESTATION; SOLAR ENERGY; WOOD;

WOOD FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUEL; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; REGENERATION; SOLAR POWER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WOOD;

BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSTRUCTION; EMISSION; ENERGY; FOSSIL FUELS; STORAGE; SUN LIGHT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 79951813422     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-010-9876-8     Document Type: Article

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