Achieving transparency in carbon labelling for construction materials – lessons from current assessment standards and carbon labels

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Achieving transparency in carbon labelling for construction materials – lessons from current assessment standards and carbon labels

The construction industry is one of the largest sources of carbon emissions. Manufacturing of raw materials, such as cement, steel and aluminium, is energy intensive and has considerable impact on carbon emissions level. Due to the rising recognition of global climate change, the industry is under p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Wu, Peng, Low, S., Xia, B., Zuo, J.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier Inc. 2014
Subjects:	Transparency Construction materials GHG emissions Carbon labels
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17684

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