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The smart building revolution requires constructions to be equipped with innovative and advanced management systems able to improve energy performance and to guarantee adequate comfort conditions to occupants. In this framework, properly designed solar shading devices coupled with automation and control systems are of interest, being able to improve energy performance and indoor lighting conditions, especially during summer. The selection of the most adequate devices and related control mechanisms depends on various and potentially conflicting factors, concerning financial, environmental, socio-economic, energy, and architectural aspects. The present study proposes a multi-step methodological approach, which integrates EnergyPlus-based dynamic energy simulations with PROMETHEE II-based multi-criteria analysis to obtain a ranking of different alternative solutions. The work identifies a set of multi-domain indicators to give a snapshot of the different domains that can potentially influence the selection of shading solutions to be installed in office buildings and defines the actors to be involved in the decision-making process.
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The work of Maria Cristina Pinto has been financed by the Research Fund for the Italian Electrical System under the Contract Agreement between RSE S.p.A. and the Ministry of Economic Development - General Directorate for the Electricity Market, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Nuclear Energy in compliance with the Decree of April 16th, 2018.
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Pinto, M.C., Crespi, G., Dell’Anna, F., Becchio, C. (2022). A Multi-dimensional Decision Support System for Choosing Solar Shading Devices in Office Buildings. In: Calabrò, F., Della Spina, L., Piñeira Mantiñán, M.J. (eds) New Metropolitan Perspectives. NMP 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 482. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06825-6_168
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