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Multiple-Criteria Analysis of Life Cycle of Energy-Efficient Built Environment

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For a broader application of the life cycle of energy-efficient built environment in the practice of various countries, more attention needs to be paid not only on the selected most rational processes and solutions, the interest level of the stakeholders, but also on the micro-, meso- and macro-level factors. The authors of this article developed the life cycle of energy-efficient built environment model and different decision support systems over the course of two international projects (IDES-EDU and LEAN CC). Based on this model, professionals involved in design and realization of life cycle of energy-efficient built environment can develop a lot of the alternatives as well as assessing them and making the final choice of the most efficient variant. The model and two systems (Energy Efficient House DSS for cooling and decision support system for assessment of energy generation technologies) are briefly described in this chapter.

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  1. Department of Construction Economics and Property Management, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Sauletekis Avenue 11, LT-10223, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Artūras Kaklauskas, Jurate Sliogeriene, Ieva Jackute & Sigita Kumzaite

  2. Department of Construction Technology and Management, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Sauletekis Avenue 11, LT-10223, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas

  3. Department of Building Energetics, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Sauletekis Avenue 11, LT-10223, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Vilune Lapinskiene

  4. Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Gediminas av. 51, LT-01504, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Renaldas Gudauskas

  5. Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, M. K. Ciurlionis str. 21, LT-03101, Vilnius, Lithuania

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Kaklauskas, A. et al. (2013). Multiple-Criteria Analysis of Life Cycle of Energy-Efficient Built Environment. In: Pacheco Torgal, F., Mistretta, M., Kaklauskas, A., Granqvist, C., Cabeza, L. (eds) Nearly Zero Energy Building Refurbishment. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5523-2_12

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