Selection of renovation actions using multi-criteria "knapsack" model

Automation in Construction

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 377-391

  Alanne, Kari ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Building renovation; Decision support systems; Expert systems; Multi criteria decision making

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROCESS CONTROL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING RENOVATION; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 1642634043     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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