Optimization of building envelope design for nZEBs in Mediterranean climate: Performance analysis of residential case study

Fabrizio Ascione, Rosa Francesca De Masi, Filippo de Rossi, Silvia Ruggiero and Giuseppe Peter Vanoli

Applied Energy, 2016, vol. 183, issue C, 938-957

Abstract: Design criteria for a residential nZEB in Mediterranean climate are discussed. The integrated design procedure focuses on the problem of a large number of available building variants concerning the building envelope. The aim is to search the ones that minimize winter and summer energy demand without compromising thermal comfort.

Keywords: Building envelope; Passive design; Multi-objective optimization; Dynamic simulation; nZEB (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.09.027

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