Simulation-Supported Early Stage Design Optimisation for a Case Study of Life Cycle Oriented Buildings

Abstract:

To reduce the energy and resource consumption in the building sector this study is focusing on a design optimisation of life cycle oriented buildings. In order to optimise the performance of the buildings and in consequence also to achieve improved results for the mandatory Austrian energy certificate a simulation-based rapid design approach is used for the early stage design phase of the buildings, in particular for the architectural design of the buildings.Methods like the Window to Wall Ratio, at the very beginning of the design process, a parametric simulation with EnergyPlus or a more detailed optimisation approach with GenOpt are integrated in this study applied to example buildings. The results are showing that the method can be used in a circular approach for improving the heating demand of the Austrian energy certificate for this case study by more than 25 % compared to the preliminary design

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 887)
• Pages: 353-360
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.887.353
• Online since: January 2019
• Authors: Sören Eikemeier*, Ardeshir Mahdavi, Robert Wimmer
• Keywords: Dynamic Simulation, Energy Certificate, Energy-Efficiency, Heating Demand, Sustainable Building

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