Environmental assessment of popular single-family house construction alternatives in Jordan

Building and Environment

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 192-199

  El Hanandeh, Ali ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy efficient buildings; Exterior wall; LCA; Single family house; Stone wall

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCRETE BLOCKS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENERGY RESOURCES; HEATING; HOUSES; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; LIME; LIMESTONE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EXTERIOR WALLS; LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES; PARTICULATE MATTER FORMATIONS; SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE; STONE WALL;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; COOLING; DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; VENTILATION; WALL;

JORDAN;

EID: 84929332836     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.04.032     Document Type: Article

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