Publications

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

The development of computer technology in the past few decades led optimization associated with parameterization to develop designs that perform better,...

Naturally ventilated buildings' performance relies on their design and climatic conditions. Thus, when investigating the natural ventilation potential...

This study perceives the developing process of a parameterization modeling in Grasshopper®for complex surfaces using building simulation, considering...

The parameterization of energy efficiency measures is used in thermal and energy simulation processes in which gradual evaluations through simulation aim...

Performance-based design is being increasingly used as a design methodology in architecture. 21st Century computational advances allow the development...

Simulation-based Optimization processes (SBO) can be valuable methods in searching for efficient buildings. This study evaluates the performance of the...

Building electricity demands have risen due to floor area growth, increased indoor time, overreliance on artificial systems, aging infrastructures, and...

Phase Change Materials (PCMs) have a high latent heat storage capacity and the potential to provide thermal comfort to users and energy savings in buildings....

The residential energy consumption has been growing in recent years and, in Brazil, actions aimed at increasing energy efficiency in these buildings resulted...