GA-based decision support system for housing condition assessment and refurbishment strategies

Automation in Construction

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 394-401

  Juan, Yi Kai ^a   Kim, Jun Ha ^b   Roper, Kathy ^b   Castro Lacouture, Daniel ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Evaluation criteria; Genetic algorithm (GA); Housing refurbishment

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HOUSING; LIFE CYCLE; RETROFITTING; STEEL BRIDGES;

ASYMMETRIC INFORMATIONS; CONDITION ASSESSMENTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVALUATION CRITERIA; KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES; LAND USAGES; LIFE-CYCLE COSTS; LONG LIVES; ON-LINE DECISIONS; TRADITIONAL HOUSINGS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 63549137922     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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