The contribution to UK climate mitigation targets from reducing embodied carbon in the construction sector

The UK construction industry faces the daunting task of expanding output whilst achieving substantial greenhouse gas emission reductions. Recent building life cycle assessments show that embodied carbon constitutes a growing proportion of whole life emissions. However, the precise distribution of em...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Giesekam, Jannik James
Other Authors: Barrett, John ; Taylor, Peter
Published: University of Leeds 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.695960