Algorithms for optimization of building design: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue , 2014, Pages 101-112

  Machairas, Vasileios ^a   Tsangrassoulis, Aris ^b   Axarli, Kleo ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Building; Design; Optimization; Review

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BUILDINGS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; REVIEWS;

BUILDING DESIGN; DECISION AIDS; DECISION VARIABLES; DERIVATIVE-FREE METHODS; KEY CHARACTERISTICS; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PERFORMANCE ISSUES; PERFORMANCE SIMULATION;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84890263545     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.11.036     Document Type: Review

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