The importance of use and end-of-life phases to the life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of concrete - A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 360-369

  Wu, Peng ^a   Xia, Bo ^b   Zhao, Xianbo ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concrete; End of life phase; GHG emissions; ISO 14067; Use phase

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCRETE PRODUCTS; CONCRETES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE;

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION; BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING; END OF LIVES; GHG EMISSION; ISO 14067; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATIONS; USE PHASE;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84901916702     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.04.070     Document Type: Review

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