Review of life-cycle assessment applications in building construction

Journal of Architectural Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-23

  Singh, Amanjeet ^a   Berghorn, George ^a   Joshi, Satish ^a   Syal, Matt ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buildings; Construction; Construction management; Green buildings; Life cycles; Life cycle assessment; Sustainable construction; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE; CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS; GREEN BUILDINGS; IN-BUILDINGS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; OBJECTIVE METHODS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; STRUCTURED REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION;

BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PLANNING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RATING; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 79952255425     PISSN: 10760431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)AE.1943-5568.0000026     Document Type: Review

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