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Optimization of building envelope design for nZEBs in Mediterranean climate: Performance analysis of residential case study
Fabrizio Ascione,Rosa Francesca De Masi,Filippo de Rossi,Silvia Ruggiero,Giuseppe Peter Vanoli +4 more
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In this paper, the integrated design procedure focuses on the problem of a large number of available building variants concerning the building envelope, and the aim is to search the ones that minimize winter and summer energy demand without compromising thermal comfort.About:
This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 2016-12-01. It has received 146 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Building envelope & Passive solar building design.read more
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A review on optimization methods applied in energy-efficient building geometry and envelope design
TL;DR: An extensive review of the optimization methods and their application in energy-efficient architectural building design to better identify the potentials and applicability of different optimization methods is provided.
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Overview and future challenges of nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB) design in Southern Europe
Shady Attia,Polyvios Eleftheriou,Flouris Xeni,Rodolphe Morlot,Christophe Menezo,V. Kostopoulos,Maria Betsi,Iakovos Kalaitzoglou,Lorenzo Pagliano,Maurizio Cellura,Manuela Guedes de Almeida,Marco António Pedrosa Santos Ferreira,Tudor Baracu,Viorel Badescu,Ruxandra Crutescu,Juan Maria Hidalgo-Betanzos +15 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a cross-comparative study of the societal and technical barriers of nZEB implementation in 7 Southern European countries is presented, and the authors provide recommendations for actions to shift the identified gaps into opportunities for future development of climate adaptive high performance buildings.
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Passive cooling of buildings with phase change materials using whole-building energy simulation tools: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, an extensive review has been made, with regard to whole-building energy simulation for passive cooling, addressing the possibilities of applying different PCM-enhanced components into the building envelope and also the feasibility of PCM passive cooling system under different climate conditions.
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Multi-Objective Optimization Methodology for Net Zero Energy Buildings
TL;DR: The non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) is chosen in order to minimize thermal, electrical demands and life cycle cost (LCC) while reaching the net zero energy balance; thus getting the Pareto-front.
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Passive design optimization of low energy buildings in different climates
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive study on optimal passive design for residential buildings is presented, which is composed of four phases: building energy simulation, optimization, multi-criteria decision making (MCDM), sensitivity study, and finally an adaptive comfort analysis.
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A fast and elitist multiobjective genetic algorithm: NSGA-II
TL;DR: This paper suggests a non-dominated sorting-based MOEA, called NSGA-II (Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II), which alleviates all of the above three difficulties, and modify the definition of dominance in order to solve constrained multi-objective problems efficiently.
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A review of computer tools for analysing the integration of renewable energy into various energy systems
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the different computer tools that can be used to analyse the integration of renewable energy is presented, and the results in this paper provide the information necessary to identify a suitable energy tool for analysing the integration into various energy-systems under different objectives.
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A global review of energy consumption, CO2 emissions and policy in the residential sector (with an overview of the top ten CO2 emitting countries)
TL;DR: In this article, the status and current trends of energy consumption, CO2 emissions and energy policies in the residential sector, both globally and in those ten countries, were reviewed, and it was found that global residential energy consumption grew by 14% from 2000 to 2011, where population, urbanization and economic growth have been the main driving factors.
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A review on simulation-based optimization methods applied to building performance analysis
TL;DR: The review indicates that future researches should be oriented towards improving the efficiency of search techniques and approximation methods for large-scale building optimization problems; and reducing time and effort for such activities.
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Zero Energy Building: A Review of Definitions and Calculation Methodologies
Anna Joanna Marszal,Per Heiselberg,Julien S. Bourrelle,Eike Musall,Karsten Voss,Igor Sartori,Assunta Napolitano +6 more
TL;DR: A review of the most of the existing ZEB definitions and various approaches towards possible ZEB calculation methodologies is presented and discussed in this article in order to facilitate the development of a consistent ZEB definition and a robust energy calculation methodology.