Journal Article10.1016/J.BUILDENV.2008.01.004
Exergetic life-cycle assessment (ELCA) for resource consumption evaluation in the built environment
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TL;DR: In this paper, an exergetic life-cycle assessment has been carried out that enables the quantification of all necessary natural energy and material resources simultaneously for a family dwelling, both for the construction aspects (embodied energy and materials) and usage aspects.
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About: This article is published in Building and Environment. The article was published on 01 Jan 2009. The article focuses on the topics: Exergy & Life-cycle assessment.
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