Studies into the use of building thermal physics to inform design decision making

Automation in Construction

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 81-93

  Bleil De Souza, Clarice ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integration of simulation in design; Meaningful simulation outputs to building designers; Role of simulation in design; Thermal simulation and design; Thermal simulation for design decision making

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BUILDING DESIGNERS; DESIGN DECISION-MAKING; INTEGRATION OF SIMULATION IN DESIGNS; ROLE OF SIMULATION IN DESIGNS; THERMAL SIMULATIONS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84870828726     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2012.11.026     Document Type: Article

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