Agent-based simulation as a tool for the built environment

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1295, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-33

  Gaudiano, Paolo ^a  

^a ICOSYSTEM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based simulation; Buildings; Energy efficiency; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BUILDING; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONSTRUCTION WORK; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; SIMULATION; TRAFFIC;

EID: 84881549577     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12162     Document Type: Article

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