Design optimization of insulation usage and space conditioning load using energy simulation and genetic algorithm

Decision-making process for improving thermal and energy performance of residential buildings: A case study of constructive systems in Brazil

“…Shi [9] states that the performance improvement of a building is a problem that involves multiple criteria. In energy efficiency analyses one should consider the thermal comfort and energy consumption simultaneously, which makes the determination of a good performance alternative more difficult and non-trivial.…”

Cyclic overlapping block coordinate search for optimizing building design

“…Simulation-assisted optimization strategies in building design are today mostly used for fine-tuning in specific, later-stage types of inquiry (Augenbroe, 2003), characterized by relatively clear goals and relatively few variables in play; or targeted to specific, constrained types of problems, determined by building type, or use, or objective function, and by the selection of specific issues of inquiry (Daum et al, 2009;Shin, 2011;Khan et al, 2012). This happens in spite of the fact that the variables influencing building performance are numerous and interrelated.…”

Development of an Nearly Zero Emission Building (nZEB) Life Cycle Cost Assessment Tool for Fast Decision Making in the Early Design Phase

“…Hasan et al [22] combined the IDA ICE 3.0, energy simulation tool, and the GenOpt2.0, genetic algorithm program, to develop an LCC design process. In the multi-objective optimization model developed by Shi (2011) [23], EnergyPlus, a sophisticated and widely used BEPS software tool, was integrated into mode FRONTIER, an optimization suite which contains a series of pre-programmed optimization algorithms, to minimize the energy demand for space conditioning and insulation usage for office buildings in Southeast China. With only one insulation material, the insulation usage ishas essentially an equivalent term to the initial cost.…”