A multi-objective optimization design method in zero energy building study: A case study concerning small mass buildings in cold district of China

Wu, Weidong; Guo, Juanli; Li, Jiwei; Hou, Huanyu; Meng, Qi; Wei-dong, Wang

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.10.102

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“…An obvious lag between MCDM application in construction and that in general is identified when referring to the dendrogram of MADM (see Figure 1) and the dendrogram of MODM (see Figure 2). For example, the revised PROMETHEE-II methods based on Brans (1982) in general are still commonly utilized in construction in recent years, which can be seen from Cavalcante et al (2017), Silva et al (2017) and Wu et al (2018a). On the other hand, NSGA-II proposed by Deb et al (2002) in general is not widespread in construction until recently (Lin et al, 2016;Yang et al, 2017;Wu et al, 2018b).…”

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Application of Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methods in Construction: A Systematic Literature Review

Zhu

Meng

Zhang

2021

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

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Decision making is a key to business or project success in any sectors, especially in construction that requires handling numerous information and knowledge. Multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) is an important tool for decision problem solving due to simultaneous consideration of multiple criteria and objectives. Various MCDM methods are continually emerging and tend to be increasingly adopted to address the real-world construction problems. Therefore, it is urged to systematically review the existing body of literature to demonstrate the evolution of the mainstream MCDM methods in general and their application status in construction. A total of 530 construction articles published from 2000 to 2019 are selected in this study and then categorized into seven major application areas using a novel systematic literature review (SLR) methodology. The bibliometric analysis is then used to describe the research trend. Subsequently, the qualitative discussion by themes is conducted to analyze the application of MCDM methods in construction. A further discussion makes it possible to identify the potential challenges (e.g. applicability, robustness, postpone effect, dynamic and prospective challenges and scale problem) to existing research. It also contributes to the recommendation of future directions for the development of MCDM methods that would benefit construction research and practice.

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Section: Challenges and Knowledge Gaps In Constructionmentioning

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Application of Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methods in Construction: A Systematic Literature Review

Zhu

Meng

Zhang

2021

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

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“…The investment cost Bingham et al [44] • Percentage of Persons Dissatisfied Zhang et al [45] • N.M. Mostavi et al [46] • N.M. Bre and Fachinotti [47] • N.A. Hamdy and Mauro [48] • Overheating in summer Wu et al [49] • Heat transfer coefficient constraint Lin et al [50] • N.A.…”

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The Road to Developing Economically Feasible Plans for Green, Comfortable and Energy Efficient Buildings

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Owing to the current challenges in energy and environmental crises, improving buildings, as one of the biggest concerns and contributors to these issues, is increasingly receiving attention from the world. Due to a variety of choices and situations for improving buildings, it is important to review the building performance optimization studies to find the proper solution. In this paper, these studies are reviewed by analyzing all the different key parameters involved in the optimization process, including the considered decision variables, objective functions, constraints, and case studies, along with the software programs and optimization algorithms employed. As the core literature, 44 investigations recently published are considered and compared. The current investigation provides sufficient information for all the experts in the building sector, such as architects and mechanical engineers. It is noticed that EnergyPlus and MATLAB have been employed more than other software for building simulation and optimization, respectively. In addition, among the nine different aspects that have been optimized in the literature, energy consumption, thermal comfort, and economic benefits are the first, second, and third most optimized, having shares of 38.6%, 22.7%, and 17%, respectively.

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“…Ascione [33] used a genetic algorithm to carry out multi-objective optimization for building envelope design, proposed different optimization objectives for different private and public stakeholders, and formulated the best design strategy. Additionally, Ciulla et al [34] used TRNSYS to simulate the energy consumption of non-residential buildings in Europe, and combined with a neural network, developed a building energy consumption prediction tool. Wu et al [35] established the multi-objective optimization model of zero energy consumption buildings by combining multi-objective optimization technology with a comprehensive evaluation method.…”

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“…Whether improvement of the thermal performance of the building envelope can achieve good energy savings and economic and environmental benefits remains to be studied and analyzed. Many researchers have used building simulation software and optimization selection tools to optimize the specific building envelope structure with the thermal performance, cost, and environmental impact as objectives [31][32][33][34][35]. However, there is a lack of summary research on the practices of the green building envelope in different climate regions of China, and a corresponding multi-index evaluation system has not yet been formed.…”

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Quantitative Analysis and Multi-Index Evaluation of the Green Building Envelope Performance in the Cold Area of China

Wang

Zhang

2020

Sustainability

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In China, relevant standards about building energy efficiency and green buildings have resulted in corresponding requirements for the envelope thermal performance. However, improvement of the thermal performance of the envelope is accompanied by an increase of the environmental impact and cost. This study quantitatively analyzed the thermal performance, environmental impact, and cost of the green building envelope in cold areas and established a common practice database, as well as a multi-index evaluation model. The results show that the best thermal performance improvements are 40% in residential buildings and 30% in public buildings, respectively, based on the relevant standards. The exterior walls and windows have the greatest impact on building heat consumption. There is no significant correlation between the heat consumption and the comprehensive heat transfer coefficient of 10 green buildings. Therefore, the comprehensive heat loss coefficient is corrected. The verification results show that all errors except project 10 are within 15%. Additionally, the projects with balanced thermal performance improvement of exterior walls and windows showed a better performance. Finally, the best combination of residential building envelopes in the cold area was selected, using the evaluation model and quantitative database to calculate the comprehensive score.

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A multi-objective optimization design method in zero energy building study: A case study concerning small mass buildings in cold district of China

Cited by 40 publications

References 27 publications

Application of Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methods in Construction: A Systematic Literature Review

Application of Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methods in Construction: A Systematic Literature Review

The Road to Developing Economically Feasible Plans for Green, Comfortable and Energy Efficient Buildings

Quantitative Analysis and Multi-Index Evaluation of the Green Building Envelope Performance in the Cold Area of China

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