SUNtool - A new modelling paradigm for simulating and optimising urban sustainability

Solar Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1196-1211

  Robinson, D ^a,b   Campbell, N ^a   Gaiser, W ^a   Kabel, K ^d   Le Mouel, A ^c   Morel, N ^b   Page, J ^b   Stankovic, S ^a   Stone, A ^a  

^a BDSP Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c EDF R AND D   (France)

^d CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Energy; Matter; Optimisation; Simulation; Software; Urban

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INNOVATION; OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

INTERFACE DESIGN; URBAN PLANT MODELING;

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INNOVATION; OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; SOFTWARE; SUNSPOT; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 34548354873     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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