Reliability of building embodied energy modelling: An analysis of 30 Melbourne case studies

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-160

  Langston, Yu Lay ^a   Langston, Craig Ashley ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Capital cost; Embodied energy; Modelling

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATING COSTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ELEMENTAL MODELLING; ENERGY PERFORMANCE;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CAPITAL; COST; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; LIFE CYCLE; MODELING; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 39749086130     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190701716564     Document Type: Article

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