Construction sector views on low carbon building materials

Building Research and Information

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 423-444

  Giesekam, Jannik ^a   Barrett, John R ^a   Taylor, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alternative materials; CO2 reduction; construction sector; embodied carbon; greenhouse gas emissions; market acceptance; professional knowledge

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; EMBODIED CARBONS; MARKET ACCEPTANCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 84945217538     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2016.1086872     Document Type: Article

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