Assessment of the indoor environment of dwelling houses by applying the COPRAS-G method: Lithuania case study

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 637-647

  Zavadskas, Edmundas Kazimieras ^a   Kaklauskas, Arturas ^b   Turskis, Zenonas ^a   Tamosaitiene, Jolanta ^a   Kalibatas, Darius ^a  

^a Department of Construction Technology and Management   (Lithuania)

^b VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Assessment; COPRAS G; Dwelling house; Indoor environment; MADM

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959511464     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2011.087     Document Type: Article

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