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@article{Falugi:2025:10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116144,
author = {Falugi, P and Odwyer, E and Zagorowska, MA and Kerrigan, EC and Nie, Y and Strbac, G and Shah, N},
doi = {10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116144},
journal = {Energy and Buildings},
title = {Robust co-design framework for buildings operated by predictive control},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116144},
volume = {346},
year = {2025}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Cost-effective decarbonisation of the built environment is a stepping stone to achieving net-zero carbon emissionssince buildings are globally responsible for more than a quarter of global energy-related CO2 emissions. Improving energy utilisation and decreasing costs requires considering multiple domain-specific performance criteria. The resulting problem is often computationally infeasible. The paper proposes an approach based on decomposition and selection of significant operating conditions to achieve a formulation with reduced computational complexity. We present a robust framework to optimise the physical design, the controller, and the operation of residential buildings in an integrated fashion, considering external weather conditions and time-varying electricity prices. The framework explicitly includes operational constraints and increases the utilisation of the energy generated by intermittent resources. A case study illustrates the potential of co-design in enhancing the reliability, flexibility and self-sufficiency of a system operating under different conditions. Specifically, numerical results demonstrate reductions in costs up to 30% compared to a deterministic formulation. Furthermore, the proposed approach achieves a computational time reduction of at least 10 times lower compared to the original problem with a deterioration in the performance of only 0.6 %.
AU - Falugi,P
AU - Odwyer,E
AU - Zagorowska,MA
AU - Kerrigan,EC
AU - Nie,Y
AU - Strbac,G
AU - Shah,N
DO - 10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116144
PY - 2025///
SN - 0378-7788
TI - Robust co-design framework for buildings operated by predictive control
T2 - Energy and Buildings
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116144
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116144
VL - 346
ER -