A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Optimization of buildings with respect to energy and indoor environment
The purpose of this project is to develop a building design methodology that supports optimization of building designs in the early stages of the design process. The purpose of building design optimization is to reach a cost effective building design with good performance. This means that the optimal building design in a given case must fulfill requirements expressed by the society and the user of the building at minimal cost. The evaluation of cost is based on life cycle cost calculations and the optimization is performed with respect to other performance aspects such as energy use, indoor environment and daylight conditions. The design methodology is developed based on a discussion of the building design process, performance assessment methodologies, modeling and simulation of buildings, economic theory and optimization approaches. Many aspects of the overall building performance depend on decisions in the early stage of the design process. To improve the performance of buildings it is necessary to be able to assess the performance and monitore cost during the design process. This is possible if the consultants and the building user cooperate with the contractors, manufacturers and suppliers from the early stage of the design process. The desired performance of the building is based on an early identification of the needs expressed by the user and the society. Many aspects related to the physical, energetical and environmental performance of a building design influence the life cycle cost. Therefore, the life cycle cost may be used as an objective measure of the overall building performance. Still aspects such as thermal indoor environment and daylight conditions are difficult to associate directly with cost. These aspects must be handled individually by imposing additional performance requirements. Performance assessment of different building designs requires the use of computer simulation. With few exceptions, existing design tools may be used to evaluate the consequences of a particular building design but ...
Optimization of buildings with respect to energy and indoor environment
The purpose of this project is to develop a building design methodology that supports optimization of building designs in the early stages of the design process. The purpose of building design optimization is to reach a cost effective building design with good performance. This means that the optimal building design in a given case must fulfill requirements expressed by the society and the user of the building at minimal cost. The evaluation of cost is based on life cycle cost calculations and the optimization is performed with respect to other performance aspects such as energy use, indoor environment and daylight conditions. The design methodology is developed based on a discussion of the building design process, performance assessment methodologies, modeling and simulation of buildings, economic theory and optimization approaches. Many aspects of the overall building performance depend on decisions in the early stage of the design process. To improve the performance of buildings it is necessary to be able to assess the performance and monitore cost during the design process. This is possible if the consultants and the building user cooperate with the contractors, manufacturers and suppliers from the early stage of the design process. The desired performance of the building is based on an early identification of the needs expressed by the user and the society. Many aspects related to the physical, energetical and environmental performance of a building design influence the life cycle cost. Therefore, the life cycle cost may be used as an objective measure of the overall building performance. Still aspects such as thermal indoor environment and daylight conditions are difficult to associate directly with cost. These aspects must be handled individually by imposing additional performance requirements. Performance assessment of different building designs requires the use of computer simulation. With few exceptions, existing design tools may be used to evaluate the consequences of a particular building design but ...
Optimization of buildings with respect to energy and indoor environment
Nielsen, Toke Rammer (author)
2003-01-01
Nielsen , T R 2003 , Optimization of buildings with respect to energy and indoor environment . Byg Rapport , no. R-036 , Technical University of Denmark , Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark .
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