Assessing the global warming potential of wooden products from the furniture sector to improve their ecodesign

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 410-411, Issue , 2011, Pages 16-25

  González García, Sara ^a,b   Gasol, Carles M ^a,b   Lozano, Raúl García ^c,d   Moreira, M Teresa ^b   Gabarrell, Xavier ^d,e   Rieradevall i Pons, Joan ^d,e   Feijoo, Gumersindo ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon Footprint; Design for the Environment (DfE); Improvement strategies; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Wood based products

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (DFE); IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RATING; WINE; WOOD;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METAL; PLASTIC;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON EMISSION; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FURNITURE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT PARAMETERS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; WOOD;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SPAIN; WOOD;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; E I S; EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRODUCT DESIGN; RATING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 80655124473     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.09.059     Document Type: Article

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