Multi-objective optimization of building envelope design for life cycle environmental performance

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 126, Issue , 2016, Pages 524-534

  Azari, Rahman ^a   Garshasbi, Samira ^b   Amini, Pegah ^a   Rashed Ali, Hazem ^a   Mohammadi, Yousef ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Building envelope; Genetic algorithm; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; DESIGN; ECODESIGN; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; OPTIMIZATION; OZONE LAYER; SOLAR BUILDINGS; THERMAL INSULATION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

BUILDING ENVELOPE DESIGN; BUILDING ENVELOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GENETIC ALGORITHM APPROACH; HYBRID ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84971668043     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.05.054     Document Type: Article

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