Scope-based carbon footprint analysis of U.S. residential and commercial buildings: An input-output hybrid life cycle assessment approach

Building and Environment

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 53-62

  Onat, Nuri Cihat ^a   Kucukvar, Murat ^a   Tatari, Omer ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic input output analysis; Life cycle assessment; Scope based carbon footprint; U.S. buildings

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN; GREENHOUSE GAS PROTOCOLS; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); WORLD BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTES;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HOUSING; LIFE CYCLE; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PURCHASING; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

BUILDING; CARBON FOOTPRINT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887672271     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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