A protocol for lifetime energy and environmental impact assessment of building insulation materials

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-31

  Shrestha, Som S ^a   Biswas, Kaushik ^a   Desjarlais, Andre O ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building insulation materials; Buildings; Energy; Environmental impact; Life cycle assessment (LCA)

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT PROTOCOLS; BUILDING ENERGY USE; BUILDING INSULATIONS; DETERMINATION METHODS; ENERGY; INSULATION MATERIALS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PRODUCT CATEGORIES;

BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INSULATING MATERIALS; INSULATION; LIFE CYCLE; PERMAFROST; STANDARDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GUIDELINE; INSULATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84893514911     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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