Embodied air emissions in Norway's construction sector: Input-output analysis

Building Research and Information

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 581-591

  Huang, Lizhen ^a   Bohne, Rolf André ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

construction sector; embodied air emissions; GHG emissions; grey model; input output analysis; Norway

Indexed keywords

AIR EMISSIONS; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; GHG EMISSION; GREY MODEL; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; NORWAY;

ACIDIFICATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; OZONE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 84865839427     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2012.711993     Document Type: Conference Paper

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