Thermally efficient envelope design: multi-objective optimization and energy simulation

Abstract

In the current context of energy and environmental crises, the development of sustainable and efficient housing solutions is a priority. This work presents a methodology for the design of thermally efficient building envelopes, based on the coupling of computational simulation of the thermal and energy behavior of buildings and multi- objective optimization algorithms. The proposal allows for the identification of optimal configurations of building envelope elements, and is also flexible and adaptable to different building typologies and climatic conditions. The central objective is to advance toward a tool that guides efficient and sustainable architectural design guidelines. As application cases, a family home is analyzed, where orientations, opaque and transparent materials of the envelope, and optimal exterior finishes for the energy-efficient design of the building are analyzed.