Assessing the environmental and economic impacts of cladding systems for green buildings

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

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 484-501

  Radhi, H ^a   Sharples, S ^b  

^a Global Engineering Bureau   (Bahrain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cladding systems; Eco efficiency; Green building sector

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY;

BUILDING SECTORS; CLADDING SYSTEMS; DESIGN DECISIONS; ECO-EFFICIENCY; ECO-EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS; GREEN BUILDINGS; SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT;

CLADDING (COATING);

EID: 84902412162     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857097729.3.484     Document Type: Chapter

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