A weighted multi-objective optimisation approach to improve based facade aperture sizes in terms of energy, thermal comfort and daylight usage

2020 ◽  
pp. 174425912093004
Author(s):  
Yiğit Yılmaz ◽  
Burcu Çiğdem Yılmaz
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Primary Energy ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Multi Objective ◽  
Design Variables

In building design, the decision-makers should not focus only on energy efficiency as a single objective but indoor environmental quality indicators, such as thermal comfort, daylight usage and so on, should also be considered as a part of building performance. The building performance can be ensured by determining the proper performance indicators and the variables during the design. In this context, a weighted (among the objectives) multi-objective cost function was proposed, for the optimisation of energy, thermal comfort and daylight usage of a case study archetype design, through the selected design variables, considering the base architectural design principles as well. A typical social housing archetype design was determined as the case study to apply the proposed approach. The window sizes are optimised for each orientation simultaneously, for a temperate-humid climatic region. The results were evaluated in terms of improvement potentials of energy, thermal comfort and daylight performances, and the dominant values for the window sizes for each facade. According to the results, the optimised scenario achieved an 11.42% reduction in primary energy use equivalent to 181.24 kWh/m2a, a 4.52% reduction in a predicted percentage of dissatisfied with 9.12%, and a reduction in lighting energy of 4.94% equivalent to 21.17 kWh/m2a. These reductions verify the possibility to achieve higher performances on each criterion.

Performative In Local Architecture, Marshes As A Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-121
Author(s):  
Munaf Adnan Talib ◽  
Zaynab Radi Abaas
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Performance Simulation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Local Experience ◽  
Design Alternatives ◽  
Developed World

Building performance represents the most important factors for the successfulness and evaluation ofbuildings efficiency in meeting the requirements, expectations, and acceptance of the inhabitants. As a result, itindicates the success or failure of the architectural design experiment in the building. The research deals with themost important aspects of the performance and factors affecting the efficiency of the building, highlighting theindicators of thermal comfort assessment and types of standards and the most important software used in. Thus theresearch focuses on the possibilities of performance simulation programs in raising the standard of living and try toreduce the gap between the technological developed world and the local experience, through the development of acomputer model which simulate the local environment. The aim is introducing the possibilities of simulationcomputer models to help in providing a better environment according to thermal comfort standards of the building’soccupancy. The experimental method came in three levels, the analytical level (to analyze the case study), thestandard level (to return the results from the previous level to a benchmark manual for comparison), and the designlevel (to propose design alternatives to solve the problems derived from the previous two levels). The use of programs such as Rhino, Grasshopper, RayMan, leads to perform a specific function in the simulation processaccording to each level of application. The most important outputs of the research are the great effeteness of thearchitectural form on temperature change and thus access thermal comfort by comparing the basic form in addition tofive other design alternatives. Additionally, the total radiation temperature varied each time, thus varying the degreeof thermal comfort. The optimal shape was selected from the range of models as the closest one to the human thermalcomfort zone.

scholarly journals Building Performance Evaluation of a New Hospital Building in the UK: Balancing Indoor Environmental Quality and Energy Performance

Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Nishesh Jain ◽  
Esfand Burman ◽  
Samuel Stamp ◽  
Clive Shrubsole ◽  
Roderic Bunn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality

Hospitals are controlled yet complex ecosystems which provide a therapeutic environment that promotes healing, wellbeing and work efficiency for patients and staff. As these buildings accommodate the sick and vulnerable, occupant wellbeing and good indoor environmental quality (IEQ) that deals with indoor air quality (IAQ), thermal comfort, lighting and acoustics are important objectives. As the specialist nature of hospital function demands highly controlled indoor environments, this makes them energy intensive buildings due to the complex and varying specifications for their functions and operations. This paper reports on a holistic building performance evaluation covering aspects of indoor air quality, thermal comfort, lighting, acoustics, and energy use. It assesses the performance issues and inter-relationships between IEQ and energy in a new building on a hospital campus in the city of Bristol, United Kingdom. The empirical evidence collated from this case study and the feedback received from the hospital staff help identify the endemic issues and constraints related to hospital buildings, such as the need for robust ventilation strategies in hospitals in urban areas that mitigate the effect of indoor and outdoor air pollution and ensuring the use of planned new low-carbon technologies. Whilst the existing guidelines for building design provide useful instructions for the protection of hospital buildings against ingress of particulate matter from outdoors, more advanced filtration strategies may be required to enact chemical reactions required to control the concentration levels of pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide and benzene. Further lessons for improved performance in operation and maintenance of hospitals are highlighted. These include ensuring that the increasingly available metering and monitoring data in new buildings, through building management systems, is used for efficient and optimal building operations for better IEQ and energy management. Overall, the study highlights the need for an integrated and holistic approach to building performance to ensure that healthy environments are provided while energy efficiency targets are met.

scholarly journals Scoping Review of Thermal Comfort Research in Colombia

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 232
Author(s):  
Juan Manuel Medina ◽  
Carolina M. Rodriguez ◽  
Maria Camila Coronado ◽  
Lina Maria Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Urban Climate ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
The Future ◽  
Art Research ◽  
Occupant Satisfaction

The analysis of thermal comfort in buildings, energy consumption, and occupant satisfaction is crucial to influencing the architectural design methodologies of the future. However, research in these fields in developing countries is sectorised. Most times, the standards to study and assess thermal comfort such as ASHRAE Standard 55, EN 15251, and ISO 7730 are insufficient and not appropriate for the geographical areas of application. This article presents a scoping review of published work in Colombia, as a representative case study, to highlight the state-of-the-art, research trends, gaps, and potential areas for further development. It examines the amount, origin, extent, and content of research and peer-reviewed documentation over the last decades. The findings allow new insights regarding the preferred models and the evaluation tools that have been used to date and that are recommended to use in the future. It also includes additional information regarding the most and least studied regions, cities, and climates in the country. This work could be of interest for the academic community and policymakers in the areas related to indoor and urban climate management and energy efficiency.

scholarly journals Transformation of an Office Building into a Nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB): Implications for Thermal and Visual Comfort and Energy Performance

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Ballarini ◽  
Giovanna De Luca ◽  
Argun Paragamyan ◽  
Anna Pellegrino ◽  
Vincenzo Corrado
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Primary Energy ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Visual Comfort ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Efficiency Measures

Directive 2010/31/EU promotes the refurbishment of existing buildings to change them into nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEBs). Within this framework, it is of crucial importance to guarantee the best trade-off between energy performance and indoor environmental quality (IEQ). The implications of a global refurbishment scenario on thermal and visual comfort are assessed in this paper pertaining to an existing office building. The retrofit actions applied to achieve the nZEB target consist of a combination of envelope and technical building systems refurbishment measures, involving both HVAC and lighting. Energy and comfort calculations were carried out through dynamic simulation using Energy Plus and DIVA, for the thermal and visual performance assessments, respectively. The results point out that energy retrofit actions on the building envelope would lead to significant improvements in the thermal performance, regarding both energy savings (−37% of the annual primary energy for heating) and thermal comfort. However, a daylighting reduction would occur with a consequent higher electricity demand for lighting (36%). The research presents a detailed approach applicable to further analyses aimed at optimizing the energy efficiency measures in order to reduce the imbalance between visual and thermal comfort and to ensure the best performance in both domains.

scholarly journals Optimization and Prediction of Design Variables Driven by Building Energy Performance—A Case Study of Office Building in Wuhan

2021 ◽  
pp. 229-242
Author(s):  
Jingyi Li ◽  
Hong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Cluster Method ◽  
Reference Case ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Energy Aspects

AbstractThis research focuses on the energy performance of office building in Wuhan. The research explored and predicted the optimal solution of design variables by Multi-Island Genetic Algorithm (MIGA) and RBF Artificial neural networks (RBF-ANNs). Research analyzed the cluster centers of design variable by K-means cluster method. In the study, the RBF-ANNs model was established by 1,000 simulation cases. The RMSE (root mean square error) of the RBF-ANNs model in different energy aspects does not exceed 15%. Comparing to the reference case (the largest energy consumption case in the optimization), the 214 elite cases in RBF-ANNs model save at least 37.5% energy. By the cluster centers of the design variables in the elite cases, the study summarized the benchmark of 14 design variables and also suggested a building energy guidance for Wuhan office building design.

scholarly journals From Separation to Incorporation - A Full-Circle Application of Computational Approaches to Performance-Based Architectural Design

2021 ◽  
pp. 189-198
Author(s):  
Yuhan Chen ◽  
Youyu Lu ◽  
Tianyi Gu ◽  
Zhirui Bian ◽  
Likai Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Computational Design ◽  
Synthesis Process ◽  
Computational Techniques ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
Full Circle ◽  
Complex Building ◽  
New Research

AbstractIn performance-based architectural design, most existing techniques and design approaches to assisting designers are primarily for a single design problem such as building massing, spatial layouts, or facade design. However, architectural design is a synthesis process that considers multiple design problems. Thus, for achieving an overall improvement in building performance, it is critical to incorporate computational techniques and methods into all key design problems. In this regard, this paper presents a full-circle application of different computational design approaches and tools to exploit the potential of building performance in driving architectural design towards more novel and sustainable buildings as well as to explore new research design paradigms for performance-based architectural design in real-world design scenarios. This paper takes a commercial complex building design as an example to demonstrate how building performance can be incorporated into different building design problems and reflect on the limitations of existing tools in supporting the architectural design.

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