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Pushing the boundaries of modular-integrated construction: A symmetric skeleton grammar-based multi-objective optimization of passive design for energy savings and daylight autonomy.
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Energy & Buildings . Oct2023, Vol. 296, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- • Automatic MiC envelopes and layout generation by a novel SSG-MOO method. • Multi-objective optimization formulation for passive MiC design. • A pilot MiC study in Hong Kong produced 5 selected Pareto optima out of 625. • Up to 0.42% energy savings and 9.71% spatial daylight autonomy improvement against the baseline. • A multi-level analysis of results and design strategies for practitioners. Modular-integrated Construction (MiC) is an emerging construction technique promoted in the building sector for high productivity and low waste emission in the construction phase; yet, the standardized modules also bring new challenges, such as balancing passive energy efficiency and spatial daylight autonomy, to the operational phase. This paper proposes a Symmetric Skeleton Grammar-based Multi-Objective Optimization (SSG-MOO) method to formulate parametric MiC envelopes and detailed layout, with the two objective functions being energy efficiency and interior daylight performance in the operational phase. Pareto optima of the SSG-MOO, computed by the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II, are generally verified and analyzed in three levels, i.e., MOO's solution space, SSG layout, and MiC design parameters. A case study of MiC residential building in Hong Kong demonstrated the SSG-MOO method through five new passive MiC designs (i.e., spatial reorganization of three architectural modules, and parameter tuning of the envelops and corridors), achieving up to 0.42% energy savings and 9.71% spatial daylight autonomy improvement compared to the baseline design. The contribution of this paper is two-fold, including a novel and sound SSG-MOO formulation for parametric MiC designs, and offering time-efficient and evidence-based design tactics for MiC designers and industrial practitioners to push boundaries of MiC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03787788
- Volume :
- 296
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Energy & Buildings
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 169949152
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113417