Substituting local data for overseas life cycle inventories - A case study of concrete products in Hong Kong

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 87, Issue C, 2015, Pages 414-422

  Dong, Ya Hong ^a   Ng, S Thomas ^a   Kwan, Albert H K ^a   Wu, Siu Kei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Alliance Construction Materials Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Adjustment; LCA; LCI; Local data; Ready mixed concrete

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE MIXERS; CONCRETE PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; READY MIXED CONCRETE;

ADJUSTMENT; COMMON PRACTICES; CONCRETE PRODUCTIONS; ECOINVENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE INVENTORIES; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; LOCAL DATA; HONG-KONG;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84925349828     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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