Energy optimization and prediction in office buildings : a case study of office building design in Chile /: a case study of office building design in Chile. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Carlos Rubio-Bellido, Alexis Pérez-Fargallo, Jesús Pulido-Arcas.
• Authors: Rubio-Bellido, Carlos; Pérez-Fargallo, Alexis; Pulido-Arcas, Jesús
• Contents: Intro; Contents; Symbols and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Energy in Buildings; 1.2 Office Sector in Chile; 1.3 Legal Framework and Energy Services; References; 2 Research Method; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Calculation Procedure; 2.2.1 Internal and External Loads; 2.2.2 Heat Balance; 2.2.3 Heat Gains; 2.2.4 Energy Demand; 2.2.5 Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions; 2.3 Test Models; 2.3.1 Location; 2.3.2 Geometry; 2.3.3 Constructive Systems; 2.4 Climate Context; 2.4.1 Current Climate Zones; 2.4.2 Climate Change Simulation; 2.5 Optimization and Prediction Methods; 2.5.1 Minimal Energy Demand. 2.5.2 Multiple Linear Regressions2.5.3 Multilayer Perceptron; References; 3 Energy Demand Analysis; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Climate Variation; 3.3 Effects on Annual Energy Demand; 3.3.1 WWR and FR Influence; 3.3.2 Annual Energy Demand for Different Climate Scenarios; 3.3.3 Heating and Cooling Energy Demand for Different Climate Scenarios; 3.4 Effects on Design Strategies; 3.4.1 Evolution on Annual Energy Demand; 3.4.2 Evolution on WWR and FR; 3.5 Discussions; 4 Multiple Linear Regressions; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Energy Consumption; 4.3 CO2 Emissions; 4.4 Regression Models Validation. 4.5 Discussions5 Artificial Neural Networks; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Data Description; 5.3 Data Pre-processing; 5.4 Comparison with Linear Regressions; 5.5 Discussions.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 725/.230983; Energy; Office buildings -- Chile; Office buildings -- Energy conservation -- Chile; ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Public, Commercial & Industrial; Energy; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings; Energy Efficiency; Building Construction and Design; Mathematical Models of Cognitive Processes and Neural Networks; Optimization; Office buildings; Office buildings -- Energy conservation; Technology & Engineering -- Power Resources -- General; Technology & Engineering -- Construction -- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning; Mathematics -- Applied; Energy technology & engineering; Building construction & materials; Mathematical modelling; Optimization; Sustainable architecture; Mathematical optimization; Architecture -- Sustainability & Green Design; Environmentally-friendly architecture & design; Chile; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319901466
• Related ISBNs: 331990146X; 9783319901459; 3319901451
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 26, 2018).
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