Carbon and energy footprints of prefabricated industrial buildings: A systematic life cycle assessment analysis

Energies

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 12685-12701

  Bonamente, Emanuele ^a   Cotana, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Energy footprint; Industrial buildings; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Prefabricated buildings

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION;

ENERGY FOOTPRINT; INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZED MODEL; PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PROPORTIONAL FACTORS; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84950259907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en81112333     Document Type: Article

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