Comparative assessment of life cycle impacts of curtain wall mullions

Building and Environment

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-145

  Azari N, Rahman ^a   Kim, Yong Woo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Curtain wall; Environmental impact; Inventory analysis; Life cycle assessment; Mullion material

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL BUILDING; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; CURTAIN WALLS; ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE; EXTRUDED ALUMINUM; GLASS CURTAIN WALLS; HUMAN HEALTH; HUMAN TOXICITY; INVENTORY ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MULLION MATERIAL;

ALUMINUM; CARBON STEEL; DAYLIGHTING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HEALTH; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RATING; TIMBER; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

LIFE CYCLE;

ACIDIFICATION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT;

EID: 80053174632     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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