Publications

The development of parametric modeling tools and software that allow the integration between building's modeling and evaluation of its performance...

A method called Simulation-based Optimization (SBO) is a rising approach in the scientific communities of building technology. It consists in the use of...

Natural Ventilation Effectiveness (NVE) is a performance metric that quantifies when outdoor airflows can be used as a cooling strategy to achieve indoor...

With large cooling potentials, natural ventilation is the main passive technique applied to tropical buildings. In computational simulations studies, the...

Among other benefits, Phase Change Materials (PCMs) can increase comfort hours in buildings with low thermal inertia. Thus, it is essential to analyze...

Typically, the only aspects ascertained in feasibility analyses of photovoltaic systems are the costs of installation, maintenance and operation, as well...

Energy consumption is one of the largest costs over the lifetime of a building. In Brazil, the subject of energy efficiency became relevant in the last...

Phase Change Materials (PCMs) increase the building's thermal inertia comparably to materials traditionally associated with high thermal capacity....

Simulation-based optimization (SBO) is a present-day method used in the design of energy efficient buildings. It consists of stochastic optimization techniques...

This paper begins with a discussion about the current situation of the architectural design teaching and learning. In this discussion the following points...