A Review of Performance-Based Facade Design: Approach for Multi-Objective SimulationBased Optimization

Abstract

This paper presents a comprehensive literature review of research relating to performance-based facade design, considering energy consumption, cost minimization, and improvement of occupants’ comfort. Applying building performance simulations and optimization methods supports designers in design process and decision-making by providing relevant design information. Building performance optimization, within which optimization is coupled to building performance simulation tools, is a process that aims at the selection of the optimal solutions from a set of available alternatives for a given design or control problem, according to a set of performance criteria. This paper reviews tools and methods for performance-based facade design, considering energy efficiency and occupant comfort. This paper focuses on fundamental concepts of understanding building performance simulation and optimization methods, as well as tools for performance-based facade design. Based on this review, a new framework for facade design is presented, which considers energy, cost and occupant comfort optimization.