Multi-attribute selection of public buildings retrofits strategy

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 1236-1241

  Volvačiovas, Robertas ^a   Turskis, Zenonas ^a   Aviža, Donatas ^a,b   Mikštiene, Ruta ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

MADM; Multi attribute; Public buildings; Retrofit; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891681541     PISSN: 18777058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2013.04.156     Document Type: Conference Paper

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