Identification of multiple criteria for the evaluation of light-frame wood wall assemblies

Journal of Building Performance Simulation

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 221-236

  Frenette, Caroline D ^a   Derome, Dominique ^b   Beauregard, Robert ^a   Salenikovich, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Environmental impact; Hygrothermal behaviour; Multi criteria analysis; Multiple objectives modelling; Residential construction

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; HYGROTHERMAL; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE-OBJECTIVES; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PERFORMANCE CRITERION; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 77951579957     PISSN: 19401493     EISSN: 19401507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19401490802527661     Document Type: Article

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