Integrating Environmental and Economic Sustainability in New Building Construction and Retrofits

Journal of Urban Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 3-28

  Fregonara, Elena ^a   Giordano, Roberto ^a   Rolando, Diana ^a   Tulliani, Jean Marc ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

economic sustainability; environmental sustainability; LCC and LCA joint application; life cycle assessment (LCA); life cycle costing (LCC); urban planning and decision making

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING;

ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; TORINO [PIEDMONT]; TURIN;

EID: 84994845361     PISSN: 10630732     EISSN: 14661853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2016.1157941     Document Type: Article

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