TY - GEN
T1 - Optimal configurations of design and construction decisions to maximize social quality-of-life for single-family housing residents
AU - Karatas, A.
AU - El-Rayes, K.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The social quality of life (SQOL) for single-family housing residents can be improved by maximizing their thermal comfort, improving the quality of indoor lighting, and enhancing indoor air quality. These SQOL improvements often require additional initial housing costs and have a direct effect on the annual energy cost of housing units. Accordingly, the design and construction of single-family housing units need to be analyzed carefully and optimized to maximize the SQOL for their residents while minimizing the initial cost and the annual energy cost of the housing units. This study presents the development of a multi-objective optimization model that is capable of generating optimal trade-offs among these three important optimization objectives. An application example also is analyzed to illustrate the capabilities of the developed model.
AB - The social quality of life (SQOL) for single-family housing residents can be improved by maximizing their thermal comfort, improving the quality of indoor lighting, and enhancing indoor air quality. These SQOL improvements often require additional initial housing costs and have a direct effect on the annual energy cost of housing units. Accordingly, the design and construction of single-family housing units need to be analyzed carefully and optimized to maximize the SQOL for their residents while minimizing the initial cost and the annual energy cost of the housing units. This study presents the development of a multi-objective optimization model that is capable of generating optimal trade-offs among these three important optimization objectives. An application example also is analyzed to illustrate the capabilities of the developed model.
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U2 - 10.1061/9780784413517.0045
DO - 10.1061/9780784413517.0045
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84904634042
SN - 9780784413517
T3 - Construction Research Congress 2014: Construction in a Global Network - Proceedings of the 2014 Construction Research Congress
SP - 436
EP - 443
BT - Construction Research Congress 2014
PB - American Society of Civil Engineers
T2 - 2014 Construction Research Congress: Construction in a Global Network, CRC 2014
Y2 - 19 May 2014 through 21 May 2014
ER -