Refurbishment decision support tools review-Energy and life cycle as key aspects to sustainable refurbishment projects

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 1453-1460

  Ferreira, Joaquim ^a   Pinheiro, Manuel Duarte ^a   Brito, Jorge de ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Decision making; Refurbishment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; REFURBISHMENT; REFURBISHMENT PROJECTS; RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; TOOLS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EUROPEAN UNION; REFURBISHMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84884979579     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.082     Document Type: Article

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