Print Email Facebook Twitter Multi-criteria design methods in façade engineering Title Multi-criteria design methods in façade engineering: State-of-the-art and future trends Author Bianchi, S. (TU Delft Architectural Technology) Andriotis, C. (TU Delft Architectural Technology) Klein, T. (TU Delft Architectural Technology) Overend, M. (TU Delft Architectural Technology) Date 2024 Abstract Façade engineering is facing an era of extraordinary challenge to meet the surge in demand for buildings that are environmentally sustainable and enhance occupant wellbeing. Facades, also known as building envelopes, play a major role in the resource-efficiency of buildings and the quality of its indoor environment. Consequently, the development of effective design approaches is crucial for generating appropriate façade solutions. Façade design is complex and multi-disciplinary involving several and oftentimes conflicting performance criteria. Systematic and holistic design procedures are, therefore, required to achieve optimal trade-offs. Over the last decades, researchers in this field have used computational tools and power to address this challenging problem within the context of multi-criteria design approaches. This paper reviews the existing research in this field, and presents the state-of-the-art review from simple to advanced decision-making procedures currently used at the early design stages, where decisions have a disproportionally large impact on the façade performance. The paper provides a complete description of the design variables and objectives typically involved. Alternative multi-criteria design methodologies regarding discrete decisions and automated optimization are reviewed, each with salient pros/cons, and overall conclusions are drawn. Finally, the paper discusses ongoing trends and research needs, namely, the development of uncertainty-based procedures to enable more informed decision-making; the inclusion of structural/seismic safety considerations in the design process to achieve higher socio-economic benefits; the integration of smart building information modeling and processing technologies to facilitate smarter design decisions; and the adoption of integrated design approaches to promote climate-adaptive solutions that enhance resilience. Subject Decision-makingFaçade designMulti-criteriaMulti-objectiveOptimizationPerformance-based To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:de7d9d1d-24db-47c5-810d-47b812ea6ee4 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111184 ISSN 0360-1323 Source Building and Environment, 250 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type review Rights © 2024 S. Bianchi, C. Andriotis, T. Klein, M. Overend Files PDF 1-s2.0-S036013232400026X-main-1.pdf 846.27 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:de7d9d1d-24db-47c5-810d-47b812ea6ee4/datastream/OBJ/view