Factoring in embodied GHG emissions when assessing the environmental performance of building

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 27, Issue , 2016, Pages 244-252

  Chen, Yuan ^a   Thomas Ng, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Embodied GHG emissions; Green building rating tools; Greenhouse gases emissions; Low carbon materials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964691991     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2016.03.015     Document Type: Article

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