Applying multi-objective genetic algorithms in green building design optimization

Building and Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1512-1525

  Wang, Weimin ^a   Zmeureanu, Radu ^a   Rivard, Hugues ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Building design; Green building; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle cost; Multi objective genetic algorithm

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERGY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EXERGY CONSUMPTION; GREEN BUILDING DESIGN; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MULTI OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION MODELS;

BUILDINGS;

BUILDING; DESIGN;

EID: 21844476429     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.11.017     Document Type: Article

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