A methodology for estimating the life-cycle carbon efficiency of a residential building

Building and Environment

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 448-455

  Li, D Z ^a   Chen, H X ^b   Hui, Eddie C M ^c   Zhang, J B ^a   Li, Q M ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SANJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Carbon efficiency; Carbon emission; Life cycle assessment; Residential building; Residential property value

Indexed keywords

CARBON EFFICIENCY; CARBON EMISSIONS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PROPERTY VALUE; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEMOLITION; ECONOMICS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

LIFE CYCLE;

ACTION PLAN; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; BUILDING; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; CONSTRUCTION METHOD; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION;

CHINA; FUJIAN; NANJING [FUJIAN]; JIANGSU; NANJING [JIANGSU];

EID: 84870436378     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.09.012     Document Type: Article

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