Material quantities and embodied carbon dioxide in structures

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 150-161

  De Wolf, Catherine ^a   Yang, Frances ^b   Cox, Duncan ^c   Charlson, Andrea ^d   Hattan, Amy Seif ^e   Ochsendorf, John ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ARUP   (United States)

^c Thornton Tomasetti Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d ARUP   (United Kingdom)

^e THORNTON TOMASETTI   (United States)

Author keywords

Buildings, Structures design; Environment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; MATERIALS HANDLING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING DESIGN; BUILDING STRUCTURE; EMBODIED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENT; LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS; MATERIAL QUANTITIES; PAPER ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE DESIGN; WHOLE LIFE CYCLES; WHOLE-LIFE CYCLES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84981318480     PISSN: 14784629     EISSN: 17517680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.15.00033     Document Type: Article

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