dc.contributor.author | Moschetti, Roberta | |
dc.contributor.author | Homaei, Shabnam | |
dc.contributor.author | Taveres-Cachat, Ellika Rose Renee | |
dc.contributor.author | Grynning, Steinar | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-25T10:06:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-02-25T10:06:05Z | |
dc.date.created | 2022-02-14T11:19:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1996-1073 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2981419 | |
dc.description.abstract | Responsive building envelopes (RBEs) are central to developing sustainability strategies for zero emission/energy buildings (ZEBs). RBEs are a large group of complex technologies and systems, which is why multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods are helpful to navigate sustainability assessments considering various performance indicators. This article first provides a literature review of assessment criteria and key performance indicators for RBEs and an analysis of existing robustness-based MCDM methods. Then, a methodological approach to assess RBE designs in ZEB projects is proposed as an extension of a novel robustness-based MCDM method that normalizes the objective functions according to defined targets and combines them into one comprehensive indicator (MT-KPI), thereby eliminating the need to weight objectives. The proposed methodological approach is finally tested on a case study of a Norwegian ZEB, where five competitive RBE designs (including building integrated photovoltaics, phase change material, and electrochromic windows) and eight occupancy and climate scenarios are investigated considering three main performance areas: energy use, thermal comfort, and load matching. The results in the case study show that with the proposed MCDM approach the different designs have MT-KPI values between 1.4 and 12.8, where a lower value is better. In this specific case, the most robust building RBE alternative was identified as the one with electrochromic windows and a control based on incident solar radiation and indoor air temperature. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | MDPI | |
dc.rights | CC BY 4.0 | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Building envelope | |
dc.subject | Responsive | |
dc.subject | Zero-emission buildings | |
dc.subject | Robust designs | |
dc.subject | Multi-criteria assessment | |
dc.subject | Decision making | |
dc.subject | Uncertainty scenarios | |
dc.title | Assessing Responsive Building Envelope Designs Through Robustness-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Zero-Emission Buildings | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | |
dc.rights.holder | © 2022 The Authors. | |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Teknologi: 500 | |
dc.source.volume | 15 | |
dc.source.journal | Energies | |
dc.source.issue | 4 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/en15041314 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2001237 | |
dc.relation.project | Norges forskningsråd: 257660 | |
dc.source.articlenumber | 1314 | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |