A computational method to guide sustainable energy upgrading of school buildings in Greece through passive design interventions

Master thesis (2020)

Authors

A. Tsagkalou Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

M. Turrin Design Informatics - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
R.M.J. Bokel Building Physics - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2020 Anna Tsagkalou
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Published Date

31-01-2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

A big part of the schools in Greece fails to align with the regulations suggested by The School Building Organization in Greece, regarding their energy performance as well as the thermal and daylight comfort they offer. This study aims to inform the retrofit process of these schools, by proposing guidelines concerning the most impactful interventions in their passive design measures. For this, a Building Energy Simulation and Optimization method (BESO), was carried out. Such a method introduces multi-objective optimizations, which can help identify design solutions that need to satisfy multiple and possibly conflicting objectives. The optimizations were carried out separately for all three major climate zones of the country, using a typical classroom-corridor topology as a simulation model. The most impactful variables were extracted for each zone, along with a set of generated design solutions.