Impact of building service life models on life cycle assessment

Building Research and Information

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 168-186

  Grant, Aneurin ^a   Ries, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

buildings; durability; life cycle assessment (LCA); longevity; maintenance; service life prediction; time

Indexed keywords

BUILDING OPERATIONS; EFFECTS OF MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LONGEVITY; OPERATIONAL LIFETIME; SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION; TIME;

DURABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MAINTENANCE; REPAIR; SERVICE LIFE;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 84875752261     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2012.730735     Document Type: Article

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