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Life Cycle Analysis of Building Envelopes by Xavier Sandoval is a document available to read on EtoBox.

What is Life Cycle Analysis of Building Envelopes about?

This document is a thesis submitted by Sherman Authur Matthews to the University of Tennessee in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering. The thesis conducts a life cycle assessment comparing the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of light-frame wood and insulated concrete form building envelopes. It finds that while insulated concrete forms have a higher embodied energy, their improved thermal resistance and reduced air infiltration lead to lower ope

Author
Xavier Sandoval
Language
EN