Energy savings for a manufacturing facility using building simulation modeling: A case study

EMJ - Engineering Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 73-84

  Moynihan, Gary P ^a   Triantafillu, Dimos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

After tax analysis; Building simulation software; Energy conservation; Energy management; Engineering economics; Green economics; Industrial facilities

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; MANAGERS; MANUFACTURE;

AFTER TAX ANALYSE; BUILDING SIMULATION; BUILDING SIMULATION SOFTWARE; CASE-STUDIES; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; ENGINEERING ECONOMICS; ENGINEERING MANAGERS; GREEN ECONOMIC; INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; SIMULATION SOFTWARE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84873348507     PISSN: 10429247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10429247.2012.11431957     Document Type: Article

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