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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
engineering
Optimization of envelope and HVAC systems selection for residential buildings
Energy and Buildings, Volume 43, No. 12, Year 2011
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Description
In this paper, a comprehensive energy simulation environment is developed and presented to optimally select both building envelope features and heating and air conditioning system design and operation settings. The simulation environment is able to determine the building design features that minimize the life cycle costs. Three optimization algorithms are considered in the simulation environment including Genetic Algorithm, the Particle Swarm Algorithm and the Sequential Search algorithm. The robustness and the effectiveness of the three algorithms are compared to assess the performance of the simulation environment for various design applications and climatic conditions. In particular, the simulation environment has been applied to design single family homes in five US locations: Boulder, CO; Chicago, IL; Miami, FL; Phoenix, AZ; and San Francisco, CA. Optimal designs are determined to reduce life cycle costs with and without budget constraints. It is found that the optimal selection can reduce life cycle costs by 10-25% depending on the climate and type of homes. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bichiou, Youssef
Tunisia, La Marsa
University of Carthage, Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie
Krarti, Moncef
United States, Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder
Statistics
Citations: 214
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.08.031
ISSN:
03787788
Research Areas
Environmental
Genetics And Genomics