Characterization of Environmental Impact of Building Materials for the Purpose of Ecodesign

Environmental and Climate Technologies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 106-111

  Skele, Agnese ^a   Repele, Mara ^a   Bazbauers, Gatis ^a  

^a RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

Author keywords

brick production; cradle to gate; ecodesign; environmental characterization of bricks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969950985     PISSN: 16915208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10145-011-0015-1     Document Type: Article

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