Sustainability rating systems for buildings: Comparisons and correlations

Energy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-28

  Chandratilake, S R ^a   Dias, W P S ^a  

^a Department of Civil Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Domain weights; National context; Rating systems; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; RATING; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; DOMAIN WEIGHTS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; NATIONAL CONTEXT; RATING SYSTEM; WATER EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; SUSTAINABILITY;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 84883289538     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.07.026     Document Type: Article

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