Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of hemp-lime wall constructions in the UK

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 69, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-9

  Ip, Kenneth ^a   Miller, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas emissions; Hemp; Hemp lime wall; Life cycle assessment; Lime; Sustainable materials

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; COMPOSITE PRODUCTS; CYCLE REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; GLOBAL CLIMATES; HEMP-LIME WALL; IMPACT DATA; IN-BUILDINGS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS; LIFE-CYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; LIMITED DATA; PRIMARY DATA; SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS; TIMBER FRAMES; WALL CONSTRUCTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEMP; LIME; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

LIFE CYCLE;

CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; GUIDELINE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WALL;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIAL; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEMP FIBER; LIFE CYCLE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 84868570526     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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