Passive envelope design optimization of residential buildings using NSGA-II in different Algerian climatic zones

[en] The most sustainable building operation is that presents a minimum primary energy consumption, which minimizes the environmental impact. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to optimize the passive envelope design of the multi-family apartment building in Algeria for reducing heating and cooling energy consumption. 12 representative cities are investigated and 20 design variables with their different combinations are simulated. A multi-objective non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) is coupled with EnergyPlus building energy simulation software to obtain the optimal solution according to the Pareto approach. Our optimization approach achieved energy saving ranging from around 21% to 51%.

Research Center/Unit :

Sustainable Building Design Lab

Disciplines :

Architecture

Author, co-author :

Semahi, Samir

Zemmouri, Noureddine

Hamdy, Mohamed ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Techniques de construction des bâtiments

Attia, Shady ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Techniques de construction des bâtiments

Language :

English

Title :

Passive envelope design optimization of residential buildings using NSGA-II in different Algerian climatic zones

Publication date :

2021

Event name :

Building Simulation 2021 Conference

Event organizer :

International Building Performance Simulation Association

Event place :

Bruges, Belgium

Event date :

1-3 September 2021

By request :

Yes

Audience :

International

Main work title :

Proceeding of the International Building Simulation Conference

Author, co-author :

Helsen, Lieve; KULeuven

Publisher :

KULeuven, Leuven, Unknown/unspecified

Pages :

30243-30250

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

Development Goals :

11. Sustainable cities and communities

Name of the research project :

nearly Zero Energy Buildings in Algeria

Available on ORBi :

since 07 September 2021

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