Energy performance optimization of existing buildings: A literature review

N Hashempour, R Taherkhani, M Mahdikhani - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy retrofit and renovation of existing buildings have an effective role in reducing carbon
dioxide emissions and ultimately global warming. Therefore, there is an increasing interest …

A systematic review of genetic algorithm-based multi-objective optimisation for building retrofitting strategies towards energy efficiency

I Costa-Carrapiço, R Raslan, JN González - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Most common practices for solving building retrofit problems lack efficiency and overall
robustness. Knowledge of novel methods that support decision-making (DM) for retrofitting is …

Multi-objective approach to the optimization of shape and envelope in building energy design

A Ciardiello, F Rosso, J Dell'Olmo, V Ciancio… - Applied energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In accordance with national and international regulations, the energy usage and emissions
of buildings need to be reduced. Both new constructions and retrofit actions should consider …

Energy, economic and comfort optimization of building retrofits considering climate change: A simulation-based NSGA-III approach

F Mostafazadeh, SJ Eirdmousa, M Tavakolan - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Improving building energy performance is central to promote sustainability and mitigate
climate change, but it has proved to be a challenging process requiring investigation of a …

Multi-objective optimization of building retrofit in the Mediterranean climate by means of genetic algorithm application

F Rosso, V Ciancio, J Dell'Olmo, F Salata - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays, as the role of energy retrofit on the existing building stock is recognized towards
energy savings and emissions' reductions, the actions to be undertaken towards this aim …

A multi-criteria decision-making framework for selecting a suitable maintenance strategy for public buildings using sustainability criteria

DE Ighravwe, SA Oke - Journal of Building Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
This article tackles how to select an adequate maintenance strategy for public buildings by
using novel multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) models to validate their appropriateness …

A 2E, energy and environment performance of an optimized vernacular house for passive cooling-Case of North-East India

SK Gupta, PR Chanda, A Biswas - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy consumption in buildings has been increasing in recent years due to global
warming, resulting in the increased use of HVACs, and causing environmental pollution. To …

Energy retrofitting of hospital buildings considering climate change: An approach integrating automated machine learning with NSGA-III for multi-objective optimization

Y Shi, P Chen - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of sustainable development, energy-saving renovation of existing buildings
can not only effectively reduce energy consumption but also improvement the residential …

Energy-and labor-aware flexible job shop scheduling under dynamic electricity pricing: A many-objective optimization investigation

X Gong, T De Pessemier, L Martens… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Energy-aware production scheduling is a promising way to adapt the factories' energy
consumption behavior to the volatile electricity prices in the demand response initiative of …

Comfort, carbon emissions, and cost of building envelope and photovoltaic arrangement optimization through a two-stage model

J Zhan, W He, J Huang - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The design of a high-performance building necessitates tradeoffs among multiple
performance objectives, and many simulation-based optimization tools have been …