Identification of climate adaptive multivariate optimization methodologies for the design of NZEB in India: a holistic review

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Net zero energy building (NZEB) is an efficient approach to boost the world’s sustainable development and climate mitigation. This paper provides a comprehensive review of multi-objective optimization (MOO)-based case studies of NZEB design. The critical analysis focuses on the “3Ps” criteria of sustainability, which encompass social, environmental, and economic aspects of protecting the people, planet, and profit. This study identifies the gaps in exploring case studies based on MOO techniques for decision-making regarding NZEB design in India and its requirements. Moreover, it demonstrates various passive design strategies, energy-efficient technologies, and renewable energy, and their impact on occupant comfort, energy model, and the building life cycle. It presents the global needs and requirements of NZEB, and definitions of NZEB in different countries and their policies. This review suggests a four-step methodological framework for NZEB design in India. It provides the potential and reliability of various algorithms, tools, and simulation engines to solve building problems. The framework presented here can aid designers in the decision-making of NZEB design, refurbishment, and renovation. Moreover, this study highlights the future research direction and potential challenges for implementing the proposed framework in India.

Keywords

• net zero energy building
• multi-objective optimization
• climate change
• sustainability
• building energy simulation