Integrated model for assessing the cost and CO2 emission (IMACC) for sustainable structural design in ready-mix concrete

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Hong, Taehoon ^a   Ji, Changyoon ^a   Park, Hyoseon ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Economic score; Environmental score; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle cost

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CO 2 EMISSION; DECISION-MAKING PROCESS; DESIGN ALTERNATIVES; ECONOMIC SCORE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCORE; INTEGRATED MODELING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE COST; READY-MIX CONCRETE;

COSTS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCRETE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONSTRUCTION WORK; COST; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED MODEL FOR ASSESSING THE COST AND CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 84862806545     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.02.034     Document Type: Article

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