Appraisal of alternative building materials for reduction of CO2 emissions by case modeling

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-100

  Cui, H Z ^a   Sham, F C ^b   Lo, T Y ^b   Lum, H T ^b  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Environmental; Global; Warming

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MODELING;

EID: 79960359632     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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