Life cycle assessment (LCA) of windows and window materials

Eco-Efficient Construction and Building Materials: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Eco-Labelling and Case Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 502-527

  Salazar, J ^a  

^a ANSI Technical Committee for Green Globes   (Canada)

Author keywords

Green windows; LEED windows; Sustainable windows; Windows EPD; Windows LCA

Indexed keywords

INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SUSTAINABLE BUILDING; WINDOW MATERIALS; WINDOW SELECTION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84902406150     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857097729.3.502     Document Type: Chapter

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