Predicting building performance: The ethics of computer simulation

Building Research and Information

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 401-410

  Williamson, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Building performance; Decision making; Ethics; Modelling; Simulation; Sustainable design

Indexed keywords

BUILDING PERFORMANCE; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; QUANTITATIVE ACCURACY; SIMULATION APPLICATIONS; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN; TECHNOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 77953682033     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2010.481204     Document Type: Article

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