Evaluation of the environmental performance of the chilled ceiling system using life cycle assessment (LCA): A case study in Singapore

Building and Environment

Volumn 102, Issue , 2016, Pages 207-216

  Liu, Siyu ^a   Schulz, Uwe W ^b   Sapar, Majid Haji ^c   Qian, Shunzhi ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b LUCERNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Switzerland)

^c Brunei National Energy Research Institute (BNERI)   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Air conditioning system; Chilled ceiling system; Impact assessment; Life cycle assessment; Office building

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CEILINGS; COOLING SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; OFFICE BUILDINGS; OZONE; OZONE LAYER;

ANNUAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION; CHILLED CEILING SYSTEMS; CONVENTIONAL AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; VARIABLE-AIR-VOLUME SYSTEMS;

LIFE CYCLE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84961882138     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.03.005     Document Type: Article

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