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Abdul-Aziz, A, Suresh, S and Renukappa, S (2020) The conundrum of professionalising building surveying in Malaysia. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(05), 621–34.

Aibinu, A A and Papadonikolaki, E (2020) Conceptualizing and operationalizing team task interdependences: BIM implementation assessment using effort distribution analytics. Construction Management and Economics, 38(05), 420–46.

Akintola, A, Venkatachalam, S and Root, D (2020) Understanding BIM’s impact on professional work practices using activity theory. Construction Management and Economics, 38(05), 447–67.

Darby, S (2010) Smart metering: what potential for householder engagement?. Building Research & Information, 38(05), 442–57.

Fasna, M and Gunatilake, S (2020) Roles and functions of stakeholders in implementing energy retrofits in the hotel sector. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(05), 737–51.

Gill, Z M, Tierney, M J, Pegg, I M and Allan, N (2010) Low-energy dwellings: the contribution of behaviours to actual performance. Building Research & Information, 38(05), 491–508.

Gupta, R and Chandiwala, S (2010) Understanding occupants: feedback techniques for large-scale low-carbon domestic refurbishments. Building Research & Information, 38(05), 530–48.

Hassanain, M A, Sanni-Anibire, M O, Mahmoud, A S and Ahmed, W (2019) Post-occupancy evaluation of research and academic laboratory facilities. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(05), 797–810.

Hauashdh, A, Jailani, J, Abdul Rahman, I and AL-fadhali, N (2020) Building maintenance practices in Malaysia: a systematic review of issues, effects and the way forward. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(05), 653–72.

Hendrickson, D J and Wittman, H K (2010) Post-occupancy assessment: building design, governance and household consumption. Building Research & Information, 38(05), 481–90.

Isaacs, N, Saville-Smith, K, Camilleri, M and Burrough, L (2010) Energy in New Zealand houses: comfort, physics and consumption. Building Research & Information, 38(05), 470–80.

Kıran Çakır, H, Aydın, D and Arabulan, S (2020) Adaptive reuse of open spaces in historical buildings. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(05), 703–19.

Kaasalainen, T and Huuhka, S (2020) Existing apartment buildings as a spatial reserve for assisted living. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(05), 753–69.

Lindblad, H and Guerrero, J R (2020) Client’s role in promoting BIM implementation and innovation in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 38(05), 468–82.

Marzouk, M, ElSharkawy, M, Elsayed, P and Eissa, A (2020) Resolving deterioration of heritage building elements using an expert system. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(05), 721–35.

Pourebrahimi, M, Eghbali, S R and Pereira Roders, A (2020) Identifying building obsolescence: towards increasing buildings' service life. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(05), 635–52.

Sharifi, A A and Farahinia, A H (2020) Evaluation of the future adaptive reuse of Mashrooteh house using the adaptSTAR model. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(05), 771–84.

Stevenson, F and Rijal, H B (2010) Developing occupancy feedback from a prototype to improve housing production. Building Research & Information, 38(05), 549–63.

van Dam, S S, Bakker, C A and van Hal, J D M (2010) Home energy monitors: impact over the medium-term. Building Research & Information, 38(05), 458–69.

Wilkinson, S, Biloria, N and Ralph, P (2020) The technical issues associated with algae building technology. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(05), 673–88.

Williamson, T, Soebarto, V and Radford, A (2010) Comfort and energy use in five Australian award-winning houses: regulated, measured and perceived. Building Research & Information, 38(05), 509–29.

Yazdani Mehr, S and Wilkinson, S (2020) The importance of place and authenticity in adaptive reuse of heritage buildings. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(05), 689–701.

Zhang, K (2020) Energy-saving parameterized design of buildings based on genetic algorithm. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(05), 785–95.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Genetic algorithm; Building parameterization; Energy conservation; Multi-objective optimization function;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 2398-4708
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-05-2019-0050
  • Abstract:
    With the problem of environment and energy becoming prominent, energy conservation and emission reduction have received more attention. In the using process, buildings not only have the inherent energy consumption but also have the energy consumption of equipment that is installed for improving the indoor environment. This study aims to investigate how to reduce the energy consumption of buildings through utilizing natural resources.Design/methodology/approach This paper briefly introduces three objective functions in the building energy-saving model: building energy consumption, natural lighting and natural ventilation. Genetic algorithm was used to optimize the building parameters to achieve energy conservation and comfort improvement. Then a two-story rental building was analyzed.Findings The genetic algorithm converged to Pareto optimal solution set after 10,000 times of iterations, which took 61024 s. The lowest energy consumption of the scheme that was selected from the 70 optimal solutions was 5580 W/(m2K), the lighting coefficient was 5.56% and Pressure Difference Pascal Hours (PDPH) was 6453 h; compared with the initial building parameters, the building energy consumption reduced by 3.40%, the lighting coefficient increased by 11.65% and PDPH increased by 9.54%.Originality/value In short, the genetic algorithm can effectively optimize the energy-saving parameters of buildings.