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 …

[HTML][HTML] Achieving zero-energy building performance with thermal and visual comfort enhancement through optimization of fenestration, envelope, shading device …

M Rabani, HB Madessa, N Nord - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Building retrofitting towards nearly zero energy building (nZEB) with comfortable visual and
thermal conditions, requires a comprehensive parametric analysis of building retrofit …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive measures for preserving heritage buildings in the face of climate change: A review

CLS Blavier, HE Huerto-Cardenas, N Aste… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change is varying the mean and pattern of the climatic factors as well as it is
increasing the frequency of extreme events. Consequently, these changes trigger the …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review for formulation and conceptualization of an ideal building envelope and novel sustainability framework for building applications

D Kumar, M Alam, RA Memon, BA Bhayo - Cleaner engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy use in the building is responsible for one-third of total carbon dioxide (CO 2)
emissions globally. Nearly half of the energy loss occurs through the building envelope due …

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 …

Multi-objective optimization of the multi-story residential building with passive design strategy in South Korea

Y Jung, Y Heo, H Lee - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the multi-objective optimization of passive design strategy was conducted for
multi-story residential buildings in South Korea. The performance of passive design was …

Indicators for the optimization of sustainable urban energy systems based on energy system modeling

C Klemm, F Wiese - Energy, Sustainability and Society, 2022 - Springer
Background Urban energy systems are responsible for 75% of the world's energy
consumption and for 70% of the worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. Energy system …