The flow of steel into the construction sector

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 68, Issue , 2012, Pages 88-95

  Moynihan, Muiris C ^a   Allwood, Julian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction; Material efficiency; Material flow analysis; Steel

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PRODUCTION; CARBON EMISSIONS; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; END-USES; INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MATERIAL EFFICIENCY; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; PER UNIT; PROCESS EFFICIENCY; STEEL FLOW; STEEL PRODUCTION; UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; OFFICE BUILDINGS; STEEL; STEELMAKING;

ESTIMATION;

STEEL;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EMISSION CONTROL; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; STEEL;

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; BUILDING MATERIAL; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84866516364     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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