Multi-objective optimization of cellular fenestration by an evolutionary algorithm

Journal of Building Performance Simulation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-51

  Wright, Jonathan A ^a   Brownlee, Alexander ^a   Mourshed, Monjur M ^a   Wang, Mengchao ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

evolutionary algorithms; fa ade optimization; local and global sensitivity analysis; multi objective optimization

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT FUNCTIONS; FEASIBLE SOLUTION; GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; OPTIMUM SOLUTION; PARETO OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS;

ASPECT RATIO; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84887157030     PISSN: 19401493     EISSN: 19401507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19401493.2012.762808     Document Type: Article

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