Window and advanced glazing systems life cycle assessment

The present study has been done in the framework of the European Project IMAGE (Implementation of Advanced Glazing systems in Europe) and offers to the glass industry, engineers, architects and all people dealing with energy in buildings a reliable indicator of the environmental impact of advanced windows: their global environmental impact, which includes an Life Cycle Assessment analysis of the glazing system production/maintenance phase and a thermal balance of its utilisation phase. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.