A life cycle approach to Green Public Procurement of building materials and elements: A case study on windows

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2473-2482

  Tarantini, Mario ^a   Loprieno, Arianna Dominici ^a   Porta, Pier Luigi ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Construction materials; Green buildings; Green public procurement; LCA; Sustainable buildings; Windows

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; MANUFACTURE; STANDARDIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; GREEN BUILDINGS; GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT; LCA; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING;

LIFE CYCLE;

BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION CONTROL; STAKEHOLDER; THRESHOLD; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ITALY;

EID: 79955671193     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.01.039     Document Type: Article

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