Environmental performance of a cork floating floor

Materials and Design

Volumn 82, Issue , 2015, Pages 317-325

  Demertzi, Martha ^a   Garrido, Ana ^a   Dias, Ana Cláudia ^a   Arroja, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biogenic carbon; Cork flooring; Environmental impact; Life Cycle Assessment; Portugal

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOORS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MANUFACTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CORK FLOORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GREENHOUSE GAS PROTOCOLS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PORTUGAL; PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SPECIFICATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84941316932     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2014.12.055     Document Type: Article

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