Increase in buildings sustainability by using renewable materials and energy

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1075-1084

  Milutienė, Edita ^a,b,c   Staniškis, Jurgis K ^a   Kručius, Audrys ^c,d   Augulienė, Vida ^e   Ardickas, Daumilas ^f  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^b Lithuanian Solar Energy Association   (Lithuania)

^c Straw Houses Builders' Association   (Lithuania)

^d JSK Ecococon   (Lithuania)

^e ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Lithuania)

^f GIRTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direct solar energy; Ecobuilding; Environmental impact reduction; Straw bales; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEATING; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; DIRECT SOLAR; ECO-BUILDING; EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS; METHODS OF CONSTRUCTIONS; RENEWABLE MATERIALS; STRAW BALES; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84868571712     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-012-0505-2     Document Type: Article

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