Building simulation: An overview of developments and information sources

Building and Environment

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 347-361

  Hong, Tianzhen ^a   Chou, S K ^a   Bong, T Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BUILDING SIMULATION;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 0033881131     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(99)00023-2     Document Type: Article

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