A simplified tool to evaluate the sustainability of buildings in steel in early stages of design

Materiaux et Techniques

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Santos, Paulo ^a   Gervásio, Helena ^a   Da Silva, Luís Simões ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Buildings; Early design stage; Energy efficiency; Life cycle analysis; Macro component

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DESIGN; ECODESIGN; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL RESOURCES; PLANNING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EARLY DESIGN STAGES; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE PERFORMANCE; OPERATIONAL ENERGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SIMPLIFIED ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84960448768     PISSN: 00326895     EISSN: 17783771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/mattech/2015061     Document Type: Article

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