Genetic optimization of external fixed shading devices

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 431-440

  Manzan, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Daylighting; Dynamic simulation; Energy savings; Genetic optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAYLIGHTING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GLAZES; LIGHTING;

BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ENERGY EFFICIENT; GENETIC OPTIMIZATION; GLAZING SYSTEMS; HORIZONTAL AXIS; LIGHTING SYSTEMS; SHADING DEVICES;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 84893495768     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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