Performance Simulation Integrated in Parametric 3D Modeling as a Method for Early Stage Design Optimization—A Review

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 5; p. 637
• Main Authors: Touloupaki, Eleftheria, Theodosiou, Theodoros
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 05.05.2017
• Subjects: Design optimization

During the last decades, standards on building construction have risen sharply to integrate new, ambitious demands regarding energy efficiency, as well as thermal and optical comfort in the design procedure. Building simulation software assists in the accurate calculation of a hypothetical or existi...