Embodied energy on refurbishment vs. demolition: A southern Europe case study

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 386-394

  Gaspar, Pedro Lima ^a   Santos, António Lobato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Building mass; Building metabolism; Demolition; Embodied energy; Refurbishment; Total energy

Indexed keywords

DEMOLITION; HOUSES; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING MASS; DECISION CRITERIONS; EMBODIED ENERGY; INTERVENTION STRATEGY; REFURBISHMENT; RESOURCE CONSUMPTION; SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES; TOTAL ENERGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84919935914     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.11.040     Document Type: Article

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