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Proceedings of SimBuild Conference 2008: 3rd conference of IBPSA-USA

     

An Enhanced Sequential Search Methodology for Identifying Cost-Optimal Building Pathways

Scott Horowitz, Craig Christensen, Michael Brandemuehl, Moncef Krarti
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Abstract: The BEopt software is a building energy optimization tool that generates a cost-optimal path of building designs from a reference building up to zeronet energy. It employs a sequential search methodology to account for complex energy interactions between building efficiency measures. Enhancement strategies to this search methodology are developed to increase accuracy (ability to identify the true cost-optimal curve) and speed (number of required energy simulations). A test suite of optimizations is used to gauge the effectiveness of each strategy. Combinations of strategies are assembled into packages, ranging from conservative to aggressive, so up to 71% fewer simulations are required.
Pages: 100 - 107
Paper:
simbuild2008_TS06-1-Horowitz