Application of multicriteria analysis in designing HVAC systems

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 774-780

  Avgelis, A ^a   Papadopoulos, A M ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Building simulation; HVAC systems; Indoor air quality; Multicriteria analysis

Indexed keywords

BUILDING SECTORS; BUILDING SIMULATION; ELECTRE III; EXISTING BUILDINGS; HVAC SYSTEMS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKINGS; MULTI-CRITERIA METHODS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; ELECTRIC FAULT LOCATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 67349258647     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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