Environmental impacts of bamboo-based construction materials representing global production diversity

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 117-127

  Zea Escamilla, Edwin ^a   Habert, G ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bamboo; Construction; Life cycle assessment; Uncertainty; Variability

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; CONSTRUCTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; LIFE CYCLE; RESEARCH; WEAVING;

CONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTIONS; COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH; HIGH DEGREE OF ACCURACY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE; NON-CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS; UNCERTAINTY; VARIABILITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84897427846     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.067     Document Type: Article

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