Lifecycle primary energy analysis of low-energy timber building systems for multi-storey residential buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 81, Issue , 2014, Pages 84-97

  Dodoo, Ambrose ^a   Gustavsson, Leif ^a   Sathre, Roger ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beam and column; Lifecycle energy; Massive timber; Prefabrication; Structural system; Volume element; Wood based building

Indexed keywords

LAMINATING; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; TIMBER; WOODEN BUILDINGS; WOOL; YARN;

BEAM -AND-COLUMN; INSULATION MATERIALS; MULTISTOREY BUILDINGS; PREFABRICATED SYSTEMS; PREFABRICATION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS; VOLUME ELEMENTS; PRIMARY ENERGIES; TIMBER BUILDINGS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84903780205     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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