A comparative life cycle assessment of luminaires for general lighting for the office - Compact fluorescent (CFL) vs Light Emitting Diode (LED) - A case study

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 83, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-107

  Principi, Paolo ^a   Fioretti, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFL; ILCD 2011; LED; Life cycle assessment; Lighting; Luminaires

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUORESCENCE; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHTING; LIGHTING FIXTURES;

COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ILCD 2011; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY; WHOLE LIFE CYCLES;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84908248854     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.07.031     Document Type: Article

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