Nowadays, performing multi-objective optimizations of actual building designs is one of the most challenging problems of the building energy efficiency area. This paper aims to propose an efficient method to solve ...

This paper presents a detailed first energy building control with a DAE structure of index 1. The model is able to capture significant characteristics such as building temperature and air quality, which can be used to ...

In seismically active regions, buildings are inevitably exposed to extreme ground motions. Traditionally, the main structural system is designed iteratively to resist these loads, which provides safe systems, but is usually ...

The development of a green-building project following a specific reference standard such as LEED, brings new conditions and restrains for all subjects involved in the process. Such changes affect technicians, owners, ...

This study develops a framework to identify and analyse the energy savings potential of an existing building stock category. The methodology consists of six basic steps: (1) a method for obtaining reference buildings, (2) ...

The strut-and-tie models are widely used in certain types of structural elements in reinforced concrete and in regions with complexity of the stress state, called regions D, where the distribution of deformations in the ...

The strut-and-tie models are widely used in certain types of structural elements in reinforced concrete and in regions with complexity of the stress state, called regions D, where the distribution of deformations in the ...