Multi-objective optimization of thermal modelled cubicles considering the total cost and life cycle environmental impact

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 335-346

  Carreras, Joan ^a   Boer, Dieter ^a   Guillén Gosálbez, Gonzalo ^a,b   Cabeza, Luisa F ^c   Medrano, Marc ^c   Jiménez, Laureano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Buildings; Insulation; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Modelling; Multi objective optimization

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INSULATION; LIFE CYCLE; MODELS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BUILDING INSULATIONS; BUILDING PERFORMANCE; ENERGY-EFFICIENCY STRATEGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS; INSULATION THICKNESS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION MODELS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84921988924     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.12.007     Document Type: Article

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