Minimisation of life cycle cost of a detached house using combined simulation and optimisation

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2022-2034

  Hasan, Ala ^a   Vuolle, Mika ^a   Sirén, Kai ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Heating; Life cycle cost; Optimisation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; CIVIL AVIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOMES; ELECTRIC FAULT LOCATION; FLOORS; HEATING; HOUSES; ROOFS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WASTE HEAT; WINDOWS;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; BUILDING PERFORMANCE; CONTINUOUS VARIABLES; DESIGN VARIABLES; DISCRETE VARIABLES; EXTERNAL-; FINNISH; GLOBAL MINIMUM; HEAT RECOVERY; HEATING ENERGY; HVAC SYSTEMS; INITIAL VALUES; INSULATION THICKNESS; LIFE CYCLE COST; NATIONAL BUILDING CODE; OPTIMISATION; SEARCH METHODS; SIMULATION; SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED;

LIFE CYCLE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST; HEATING; LIFE CYCLE; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 49149116025     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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