A new methodology for cost-optimal analysis by means of the multi-objective optimization of building energy performance

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-90

  Ascione, Fabrizio ^a   Bianco, Nicola ^a   De Stasio, Claudio ^a   Mauro, Gerardo Maria ^a   Vanoli, Giuseppe Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost optimal analysis; Energy efficiency; Energy retrofit; EnergyPlus; Genetic algorithms; MatLab; Multi objective optimization; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATLAB; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; RETROFITTING; THERMAL COMFORT;

BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE; COMPARATIVE METHODOLOGIES; ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS; ENERGY RETROFIT; ENERGYPLUS; INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; OPTIMAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84919684173     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.11.058     Document Type: Article

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