Comparing methodologies for carbon footprinting distribution centres

COBRA 2008 - Construction and Building Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Fieldson, Rosi ^a   Siantonas, Tony ^b  

^a Simons Group   (United Kingdom)

^b Dcarbon8 ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction; Greenhouse gas emissions; Life cycle assessment; Low carbon; Sustainable materials

Indexed keywords

BUILDING TYPES; COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN; DESIGN EVOLUTION; DISTRIBUTION CENTRES; FOOTPRINTING; GHG EMISSION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LOW CARBON; MATERIALS AND PROCESS; PROLOGIS; SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS; ZERO CARBONS;

CARBON; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA HANDLING; GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RESEARCH; SUPPLY CHAINS; SURVEYING; WAREHOUSES;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84889754018     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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