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Title: Environmental-performance research priorities: Wood products. Final report

Abstract

This report describes a research plan to establish environmental, energy, and economic performance measures for renewable building materials, and to identify management and technology alternatives to improve environmental performance in a cost-effective manner. The research plan is designed to: (1) collect environmental and economic data on all life-cycle stages of the materials, (2) ensure that the data follows consistent definitions and collection procedures, and (3) develop analytical procedures for life-cycle analysis to address environmental performance questions. The research will be subdivided into a number of individual project modules. The five processing stages of wood used to organize the research plan are: (1) resource management and harvesting; (2) processing; (3) design and construction of structures; (4) use, maintenance, and disposal; and (5) waste recycling. Individual research module descriptions are provided in the report, as well as assessment techniques, research standards and protocol, and research management. 13 refs., 5 figs., 3 tabs.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Washington Univ., Seattle, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
587698
Report Number(s):
DOE/ID/13437-T1
ON: DE98004042; TRN: 98:001751
DOE Contract Number:  
FC07-96ID13437
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 15 Jan 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; BUILDING MATERIALS; WOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; PERFORMANCE; LIFE-CYCLE COST

Citation Formats

. Environmental-performance research priorities: Wood products. Final report. United States: N. p., 1998. Web. doi:10.2172/587698.
. Environmental-performance research priorities: Wood products. Final report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/587698
. 1998. "Environmental-performance research priorities: Wood products. Final report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/587698. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/587698.
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