TY  - BOOK
AU  - Allbury, Kim
AU  - Anderson, Jane
TI  - Environmental impact of insulation
SN  - 184806196X
U1  - 720.47 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Watford
PB  - BRE Trust
N1  - CONTENTS GLOSSARY  iv 1 INTRODUCTION  1 1.1 Sector overview  1 Mineral wool insulation  1 Other mineral-based insulation  1 Non-renewab/e organic-based insulation  1 Renewable organic plant/animal-derived insulation  2 1.2 Historical and geographical changes  2 Use of insulation  2 Ozone-depleting blowing agents - CFCs and HCrCs 2 MFC blowing agents  3 1.3 Recycled content  3 2 LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILES AND THE GREEN GUIDE  4 2.1 Explanation of how the updated Environmental Profiles methodology has been applied to insulation 4 Treatment of recycling and secondary inputs  4 Treatment of renewable inputs  5 End-of-life issues for insulation  5 3 OPERATIONAL IMPACTS AND THEIR RELEVANCE  7 4 LINKS TO BREEAM AND THE CODE FOR SUSTAINABLE HOMES/ECOHOMES  8 The CWP of insulation blowing agents  9 5 ASSESSING INSULATION WITHIN THE GREEN GUIDE  10 5.1 Insulation as a sland-alone element  10 The functional unit used for comparative analysis of insulation as an dement 10 5.2 How insulation is used in other GYeen Guide elements  10 6 KEY IMPACTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SECTOR  13 6.1 Key impacts  13 6.2 Key opportunities  14 6.3 Where more data arc required  14 7 CONCLUSIONS  15 8 REFERENCES AND FURTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION  16
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