LCA implementation in the selection of thermal enhanced mortars for energetic rehabilitation of school buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-9

  Brás, Ana ^a   Gomes, Vanessa ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE SETÚBAL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cork mortars; Embodied Energy; Green solutions; LCA; Mortar service life; Sustainability; Thermal rehabilitation building envelope

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CEMENTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT TRANSFER; LIFE CYCLE; LIME; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING ENVELOPES; CONDENSATION EFFECTS; EMBODIED ENERGY; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; GREEN SOLUTION; HYDRAULIC LIME MORTARS; OPERATIONAL ENERGY;

MORTAR;

EID: 84922792660     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.01.007     Document Type: Article

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