A simulation-based tool for energy efficient building design for a class of manufacturing plants

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-123

  Liu, Hao ^a   Zhao, Qianchuan ^a   Huang, Ningjian ^b   Zhao, Xiang ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy consumption estimation; energy cost optimization; energy efficient building design; manufacturing plants

Indexed keywords

BUILDING DESIGN; BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE; COMPUTATION BURDEN; COMPUTATION CAPACITY; DESIGN PROBLEMS; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING; ENERGY PRICES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HIGH PROBABILITY; MANUFACTURING PLANT; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; ORDINAL OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS; PRODUCTION PROCESS; PRODUCTION SCHEDULING; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; RESEARCH RESULTS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SOLUTION METHODS; UNIQUE FEATURES; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDINGS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ESTIMATION; MANUFACTURE; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84871802084     PISSN: 15455955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASE.2012.2203595     Document Type: Article

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