Life cycle assessment approach for the optimization of sustainable building envelopes: An application on solar wall systems

Building and Environment

Volumn 58, Issue , 2012, Pages 278-288

  Stazi, Francesca ^a   Mastrucci, Alessio ^a   Munafò, Placido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cumulative energy demand; Global warming potential; Level factorial plan; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Optimization analysis; Solar walls

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LEVEL FACTORIAL PLAN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS; SOLAR WALLS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DESIGN; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR BUILDINGS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

LIFE CYCLE;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMISSION CONTROL; GLOBAL WARMING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WALL;

EID: 84865337100     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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