Integrated cost-estimation methodology to support high-performance building design

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-85

  Vaidya, Prasad ^a   Greden, Lara ^b   Eijadi, David ^b   McDougall, Tom ^b   Cole, Ray ^c  

^a The Weidt Group   (United States)

^b Weidt Group   (United States)

^c Axiom Engineers   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Down sizing; First cost; High performance buildings; HVAC systems; Integrated design

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDINGS; CONSERVATION; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC FAULT LOCATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; FLOW INTERACTIONS;

DECISION-MAKING; DOWN-SIZING; FIRST COST; HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS; HVAC SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED DESIGN;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; INTEGRATED APPROACH; METHODOLOGY; MODELING; SIMULATION;

EID: 58149127647     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-008-9028-4     Document Type: Article

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