Life cycle modeling of alternative materials for a highway overpass bridge found that traffic delays during construction caused the greatest energy consumption, GHG emissions, and financial costs.
CSS Factsheets, Residential Buildings
Abstract:
A factsheet that illustrates current unsustainable patterns of residential single-family housing in the United States, supplemented by selected CSS research results on the life-cycle environmental impacts, as well as a listing of more sustainable alternatives.
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CSS Factsheets, Residential Buildings
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CSS Factsheets
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Factsheet
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CSS01-08 Date Published:
2001
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Keoleian, G.A. and P. Reppe, 2001. CSS Factsheets, Residential Buildings. University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, 1-2.