Optimization model for the selection of materials using a LEED-based green building rating system in Colombia

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1162-1170

  Castro Lacouture, Daniel ^a   Sefair, Jorge A ^b   Flórez, Laura ^b   Medaglia, Andrés L ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Building design; Green building; Material selection; Mixed integer linear programming; Sustainable building rating systems

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING DESIGN; GREEN BUILDING; MATERIAL SELECTION; MIXED INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING RATING SYSTEMS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CARBON EMISSION; DECISION MAKING; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; PARADIGM SHIFT;

COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 60549110217     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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