Building Thermo-Modernisation Solution Based on the Multi-Objective Optimisation Method

Małgorzata Basińska, Dobrosława Kaczorek and Halina Koczyk
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Małgorzata Basińska: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Building Installations, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Poznań University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznań, Poland
Dobrosława Kaczorek: Thermal Physics, Acoustics and Environment Department, Building Research Institute (ITB), Filtrowa 1, 00-611 Warsaw, Poland
Halina Koczyk: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Building Installations, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Poznań University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznań, Poland

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-19

Abstract: This study presents a multi-objective optimisation of building thermo-modernisation for multi-family buildings. The applied model has considered alternative solutions for insulation materials, with different thicknesses and different types of windows. The weighted sum method was applied to find a solution considering the minimisation of global cost, primary energy ratio and CO 2 emissions. The solutions were compared for a building equipped with natural ventilation, and with mechanical supply—exhaust ventilation. In reference to the two considered types of ventilation, we analysed how the modification of an insulation thickness, its type and the type of installed windows, can be converted into individual evaluation criteria. The weights of the considered criteria were changed; however, this had no influence on the optimal solution. If the aim is to achieve the standards of zero-energy buildings, natural ventilation cannot be applied, despite the high value of thermal insulation of the building envelopes. Alternative solutions exist for buildings with natural ventilation and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, where the primary energy ratio is the same for both, but the global costs are different. The additional energy and environmental input for the production of materials and elements to be replaced are insignificant in comparison to the savings brought about by thermo-modernisation.

Keywords: global cost methodology; multi-objective optimisation; primary energy; thermo-modernisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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