Use of LCA as a tool for building ecodesign. A case study of a low energy building in Spain

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3901-3921

  Zabalza, Ignacio ^a   Scarpellini, Sabina ^a   Aranda, Alfonso ^a   Llera, Eva ^a   Jáñez, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Construction; Global warming potential; Life cycle assessment; Low energy building; Primary energy demand; Simplified LCA

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ECODESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LOW ENERGY BUILDINGS; PRIMARY ENERGY DEMAND; SIMPLIFIED LCA;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 84885334321     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6083901     Document Type: Article

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