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Predicting cooling energy demands of adaptive facades using artificial neural network

Alammar, Ammar and Jabi, Wassim ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2594-9568 2022. Predicting cooling energy demands of adaptive facades using artificial neural network. Presented at: The 13th annual Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (SimAUD) with he Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference (ANNSIM), San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA, 18-20 July 2022. 2022 Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference (ANNSIM). IEEE, pp. 656-669. 10.23919/ANNSIM55834.2022.9859413

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Abstract

Adaptive Façades (AFs) have proven to be effective as a building envelope that can enhance energy effi- ciency and thermal comfort. However, evaluating the performance of these AFs using the current building performance simulation (BPS) tools is complex, time-consuming, and computationally intensive. These limitations can be overcome by using a machine learning (ML) model as a method to assess the AF system efficiently during the early design stage. This study presents an alternative approach using an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model that can predict the hourly cooling loads of AF in significantly less time compared to BPS. To construct the model, a generative parametric simulation of office tower spaces with an AF shading system were simulated in terms of energy consumption using Honeybee add-on in Grass- hopper which are linked to EnergyPlus for training the ANN model. The prediction results showed a highly accurate model that can estimate cooling loads within seconds.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type: Published Online
Status: Published
Schools: Architecture
Publisher: IEEE
ISBN: 978-1-6654-7314-9
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 20 July 2022
Date of Acceptance: 17 June 2022
Last Modified: 10 Nov 2022 11:39
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/151380

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