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Energy Performance Optimisation of Low-Rise Lightweight Steel-Frame Houses by Evolutionary Approach
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0009-0007-8659-1831
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6260-4470
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1925-4110
China is in the process of expanding its stock of low-rise LSF buildings in suburban and rural areas. This construction system is underused compared with most developed countries, but the number of low-rise steel-framed residential buildings is projected to increase due to the current national policies promoting rural green steel-framed houses. The building envelope is the most influential design factor in energy performance, and to better understand the effects of design decisions, this article investigates its optimisation by jEPlus + EA (EnergyPlus simulation manager for parametric + Evolutionary Algorithms). The objective functions are to minimise heating and cooling needs. The variables describe the main envelope components of a low-rise lightweight steel-frame house. The results confirm a significant potential for energy saving in comparison to different benchmark specifications and demonstrate the effectiveness of the method tested in the study.
Energy Performance Optimisation of Low-Rise Lightweight Steel-Frame Houses by Evolutionary Approach
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0009-0007-8659-1831
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6260-4470
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1925-4110
China is in the process of expanding its stock of low-rise LSF buildings in suburban and rural areas. This construction system is underused compared with most developed countries, but the number of low-rise steel-framed residential buildings is projected to increase due to the current national policies promoting rural green steel-framed houses. The building envelope is the most influential design factor in energy performance, and to better understand the effects of design decisions, this article investigates its optimisation by jEPlus + EA (EnergyPlus simulation manager for parametric + Evolutionary Algorithms). The objective functions are to minimise heating and cooling needs. The variables describe the main envelope components of a low-rise lightweight steel-frame house. The results confirm a significant potential for energy saving in comparison to different benchmark specifications and demonstrate the effectiveness of the method tested in the study.
Energy Performance Optimisation of Low-Rise Lightweight Steel-Frame Houses by Evolutionary Approach
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0009-0007-8659-1831
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6260-4470
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1925-4110
China is in the process of expanding its stock of low-rise LSF buildings in suburban and rural areas. This construction system is underused compared with most developed countries, but the number of low-rise steel-framed residential buildings is projected to increase due to the current national policies promoting rural green steel-framed houses. The building envelope is the most influential design factor in energy performance, and to better understand the effects of design decisions, this article investigates its optimisation by jEPlus + EA (EnergyPlus simulation manager for parametric + Evolutionary Algorithms). The objective functions are to minimise heating and cooling needs. The variables describe the main envelope components of a low-rise lightweight steel-frame house. The results confirm a significant potential for energy saving in comparison to different benchmark specifications and demonstrate the effectiveness of the method tested in the study.
Energy Performance Optimisation of Low-Rise Lightweight Steel-Frame Houses by Evolutionary Approach
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Guo, Wei (editor) / Qian, Kai (editor) / Tang, Honggang (editor) / Gong, Lei (editor) / Yang, Yang (author) / Cimillo, Marco (author) / Chen, Xi (author)
International Conference on Green Building, Civil Engineering and Smart City ; 2023 ; Guiyang, China
2024-02-02
9 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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