Multi-objective optimization of building energy performance and indoor thermal comfort: A new method using artificial bee colony (ABC)

•The study presents a simulation-based optimization method for building performance.•The building energy consumption and thermal comfort are optimized simultaneously.•EnergyPlus is used as the building energy simulation program.•The developed method is applied to a case study building in four climat...

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Published in:	Energy and buildings Vol. 131; pp. 42 - 53
Main Authors:	Delgarm, Navid, Sajadi, Behrang, Delgarm, Saeed
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01.11.2016
Subjects:	Artificial bee colony (ABC) Building energy performance EnergyPlus Simulation-based optimization Technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) Thermal comfort EnergyPlus Building energy performance Thermal comfort Technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) Simulation-based optimization Artificial bee colony (ABC)
ISSN:	0378-7788
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