Resource Usage Strategies and Trade-Offs between Cropland Demand, Fossil Fuel Consumption, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Building Insulation as an Example

Resource Usage Strategies and Trade-Offs between Cropland Demand, Fossil Fuel Consumption, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Building Insulation as an Example

Bioresources are used in different production systems as materials as well as energy carriers. The same is true for fossil fuel resources. This study explored whether preferential resource usages exist, using a building insulation system as an example, with regard to the following sustainability cri...

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Main Authors: Anja Hansen, Jörn Budde, Annette Prochnow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
resource efficiency
environmental sustainability criteria
cropland
fossil fuels
greenhouse gas emissions
insulation materials
EPS
hemp
SRC
maize silage
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/7/613

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