An optimization methodology to evaluate the effect size of incentives on energy-cost optimal curves

Proceedings of BS 2013: 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1844-1851

  Bucking, Scott ^a   Athienitis, Andreas ^a   Zmeureanu, Radu ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN VARIABLES; ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; ENERGY SIMULATION; HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS; LIFECYCLE COSTS; MULTI OBJECTIVE EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION METHODOLOGY;

COSTS; CURVE FITTING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LIFE CYCLE;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84886679730     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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