Multiobjective optimization design of green building envelope material using a non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 111, Issue , 2017, Pages 1255-1264

  Yang, Ming Der ^a   Lin, Min Der ^a   Lin, Yu Hao ^a   Tsai, Kang Ting ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Building envelope; Energy conservation; Green building; Multiobjective optimization; Nondominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA II)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDINGS; COST REDUCTION; DESIGN; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR BUILDINGS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING ENVELOPES; COMPLEX OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREEN BUILDINGS; NON DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHM (NSGA II); NON DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHM II (NSGA II); NON- DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84969705602     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.01.015     Document Type: Article

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