Introducing eco-ideation and creativity techniques to increase and diversify the applications of eco-materials: The case of cork in the building sector

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 137, Issue , 2016, Pages 606-616

  Sierra Pérez, Jorge ^a,b   López Forniés, Ignacio ^c   Boschmonart Rives, Jesús ^a,d   Gabarrell, Xavier ^a,d  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DE LA DEFENSA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Building materials; Cork; Creativity; Eco design; Eco innovation

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING MATERIALS; COMMERCE; ECODESIGN;

BUILDING MARKETS; BUILDING SECTORS; CORK; CREATIVITY; CREATIVITY TECHNIQUES; ECO-INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DESIGNS;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84990891745     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.07.121     Document Type: Article

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