Influence of construction and demolition waste management on the environmental impact of buildings

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 532-541

  Coelho, André ^a   De Brito, Jorge ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Construction and demolition waste; Life Cycle Analysis; Waste management options

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COREMAKING; DEMOLITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; MATERIALS HANDLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; INFLUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION; LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

HEAVY METAL;

ACIDIFICATION; BUILDING; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONSTRUCTION; DEMOLITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; SMOG; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BUILDING; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATERIALS HANDLING; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SUMMER; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84856360845     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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