Eco-footprint-based life-cycle eco-efficiency assessment of building projects

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 160-168

  Teng, Jiaying ^a   Wu, Xianguo ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological footprint eco footprint; Life cycle; Per capita annual efficiency; Space efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; ECO-EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENTS; ECOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; PER CAPITA; SCOPE OF APPLICATION; SPACE EFFICIENCIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHIBITION BUILDINGS; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EFFICIENCY;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; HUBEI; WUHAN;

EID: 84891871785     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.12.018     Document Type: Article

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