Multi-objective optimization of a nearly zero-energy building based on thermal and visual discomfort minimization using a non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II)

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 104, Issue , 2015, Pages 378-394

  Carlucci, Salvatore ^a   Cattarin, Giulio ^b   Causone, Francesco ^b   Pagliano, Lorenzo ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

DGI; Genetic algorithm; LPD; Multi objective optimization; NSGA II; Simulation based optimization; Thermal comfort; UDI; Visual comfort; Zero energy buildings

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ALGORITHMS; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DAYLIGHT SIMULATION; DESIGN; ENGINES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL COMFORT;

DGI; LPD; NSGA-II; SIMULATION-BASED OPTIMIZATIONS; UDI; VISUAL COMFORT; ZERO ENERGY BUILDING (ZEB);

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84939505249     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.06.064     Document Type: Article

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