Life-cycle assessment of a house with alternative exterior walls: Comparison of three impact assessment methods

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 572-583

  Monteiro, Helena ^a   Freire, Fausto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Building envelope; CML 2001; Cumulative energy demand; Eco indicator'99; Environmental impacts; Life cycle assessment; Primary energy; Single family house

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENVELOPES; CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; ECO-INDICATOR'99; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PRIMARY ENERGIES; SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE;

ACIDIFICATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; HEATING; OZONE LAYER;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84857063971     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.12.032     Document Type: Article

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