Using fuzzy multiple criteria decision making approaches for evaluating energy saving technologies and solutions in five star hotels: A new hierarchical framework

Energy

Volumn 117, Issue , 2016, Pages 131-148

  Mardani, Abbas ^a   Zavadskas, Edmundas Kazimieras ^b   Streimikiene, Dalia ^c   Jusoh, Ahmad ^a   Nor, Khalil M D ^a   Khoshnoudi, Masoumeh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^c LITHUANIAN ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Energy; Energy saving technologies and solutions; Fuzzy AHP; Fuzzy Delphi method; Fuzzy TOPSIS; Hotel; Hotel industry

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOTELS;

ENERGY; ENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES; FUZZY AHP; FUZZY DELPHI METHOD; FUZZY TOPSIS; HOTEL INDUSTRY;

FUZZY SET THEORY;

COOLING; DECISION MAKING; DELPHI ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HEATING; HOTEL INDUSTRY; INSULATION; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; VALUATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84992626256     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.10.076     Document Type: Article

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