An optimization model for selecting the optimal green systems by considering the thermal comfort and energy consumption

Applied Energy

Volumn 169, Issue , 2016, Pages 682-695

  Kim, Jimin ^a   Hong, Taehoon ^a   Jeong, Jaemin ^a   Koo, Choongwan ^a,b   Jeong, Kwangbok ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Green systems; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle cost; Optimization; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ECODESIGN; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THERMAL COMFORT;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; ENERGY IN BUILDINGS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFECYCLE COSTS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION MODELING; THERMAL COMFORT INDEX;

LIFE CYCLE;

COST ANALYSIS; DESIGN METHOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GREENSPACE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84958983153     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.02.032     Document Type: Article

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