Method to analyse the contribution of material's sensitivity in buildings' environmental impact

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 54-64

  Hoxha, Endrit ^a,b   Habert, Guillaume ^c   Chevalier, Jacques ^a   Bazzana, Manuel ^a   Le Roy, Robert ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d ENSAPM   (France)

Author keywords

Building; Contribution analysis; LCA; Uncertainty; Variability

Indexed keywords

CONTRIBUTION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; TAYLOR SERIES EXPANSIONS; UNCERTAINTY; VARIABILITY;

BUILDING COMPONENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; TAYLOR SERIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84893731188     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.056     Document Type: Article

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