Multi-criteria selection of the one flat dwelling house, taking into account the construction impact on environment

10th International Conference Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 455-460

  Medineckiene, Milena ^a   Turskis, Zenonas ^a   Zavadskas, Edmundas Kazimieras ^a   Tamošaitiene, Jolanta ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

AHP; Construction; COPRAS; Environment; Impact; Material; MCDM; MEW; SAW

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; HOUSES; MATERIALS; SAWING;

AHP; COPRAS; ENVIRONMENT; IMPACT; MCDM; MEW;

MASONRY MATERIALS;

EID: 84908869374     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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