%0 Generic
%A Wright, Andrew J
%A Korolija, Ivan
%A Zhang, Yi
%C London,UK
%D 2013
%F discovery:10149656
%I The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
%K Simulation, optimisation, energy, house
%T Optimization of dwelling design under current and future climates using evolutionary algorithms in EnergyPlus
%U https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10149656/
%X Designers of low energy dwellings face many challenges in making best use of  space, and providing day lit and pleasant spaces, while minimising heat loss and  overall carbon emissions to meet various environmental and legislative targets.  These also have to be achieved within financial, spatial and planning constraints. In  other words, the design exercise is a multi-criteria optimization exercise. Usually this  is done using experience through iterative design development, assisted by various  software tools ranging from relatively simple models such as the Standard  Assessment Procedure (SAP), to detailed thermal simulation. This paper describes  the use of parametric simulations using EnergyPlus on a computer cluster to arrive at  optimal solutions, for both current and future climates. The tool is applied to some  modern house designs proposed for developments in the UK.
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