Optimizing cost and CO2 emission for construction projects using particle swarm optimization

Habitat International

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 155-162

  Liu, Sha ^a   Tao, Ran ^a   Tam, Chi Ming ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Combination of resource options; Construction cost; Pareto optimal solutions; Particle swarm optimization

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 84867143339     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.12.012     Document Type: Article

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