Alireza Ghomimoghadam
Machine-learning–assisted optimization of residential building envelopes across contrasting Italian climates: Energy, thermal comfort, and carbon footprint.
Rel. Luca Barbierato, Daniele Salvatore Schiera. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Edile, 2026
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Achieving multi-objective optimization for building envelopes across diverse climates is a critical yet complex design challenge, essential for mitigating energy costs and climate change. This paper presents an AI-integrated framework to automate the prediction and optimization of residential building performance, validated across the distinct climates of Turin and Naples, Italy. A Python-based architecture synergistic with EnergyPlus simulations was deployed to optimize envelope configurations from a 14,400-combination parametric space (2,880 scenarios sampled via LHS), systematically balancing Energy Use Intensity (EUI), heating/cooling demands, and occupant comfort (PPD, PMV). From a comprehensive suite of eight machine learning models, CatBoost and a Keras Tuner-optimized Artificial Neural Network (KerasTunerANN) emerged as superior for the Turin and Naples climates, respectively, based on their mean error metric ranks (1.40).
The predictive models demonstrated exceptional acuity, achieving Coefficients of Determination (R²) consistently exceeding 0.96, with maximum RMSE and MAE values of 0.86 and 0.71 across all targets for both cities
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