Comparing carbon emissions of precast and cast-in-situ construction methods - A case study of high-rise private building

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 99, Issue , 2015, Pages 39-53

  Dong, Ya Hong ^a   Jaillon, Lara ^a   Chu, Peggy ^a   Poon, C S ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carbon emission; High rise building; LCA; Precast concrete; Prefabrication; Private building

Indexed keywords

APARTMENT HOUSES; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCRETES; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HOUSING; LIFE CYCLE; TALL BUILDINGS;

CARBON EMISSIONS; CONCRETE , PRECAST; HIGH RISE BUILDING; IN-SITU CONSTRUCTION; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT MODEL; PREFABRICATION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

PRECAST CONCRETE;

EID: 84941789600     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.08.145     Document Type: Article

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