Embodied and operational energy for new-build housing: A case study of construction methods in the UK

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 479-488

  Iddon, Christopher R ^a   Firth, Steven K ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BIM; Embodied carbon; Embodied carbon reduction; Life cycle assessment; Operational carbon; UK housing

Indexed keywords

BIM; BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL - BIM; CONSTRUCTION METHOD; CURRENT CONSTRUCTION; EMBODIED CARBONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; HOUSING; LIFE CYCLE; TOOLS;

CARBON;

EID: 84884622805     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.08.041     Document Type: Article

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