Taking the Time Characteristic into Account of Life Cycle Assessment: Method and Application for Buildings
Life cycle assessment (LCA) involves many temporal issues. It is necessary to make a clear distinction between long-term impacts and short-term impacts, especially for those structures with long service life, such as buildings. With their long service life of 50 years, a great deal of maintenance an...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-05-01
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Series: | Sustainability |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/6/922 |