Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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Let me answer my own question after some research, even though it seems like this is a critical area of interest. There is almost certainly other software out there that is not listed below. Unfortunately, it is sometimes hard to determine the exact functionality of a commercial software without trying it out firsthand (which I did not do), so take the categorization of the software below with a grain of salt.
Many softwares support sensitivity analysis, parameter sweeps, and/or design of experiments for building design, but not necessarily mathematical optimization. A partial list includes
Some softwares support true mathematical optimization of buildings, usually, but not always, via a multi objective approach using a genetic algorithm like NSGA-II:
Comments, corrections, and additions are welcome, especially from direct users of the software above.
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Let me answer my own question after some research, even though it seems like this is a critical area of interest. There is almost certainly other software out there that is not listed below. Unfortunately, it is sometimes hard to determine the exact functionality of a commercial software without trying it out firsthand (which I did not do), so take the categorization of the software below with a grain of salt.
Many softwares support sensitivity analysis, parameter sweeps, and/or design of experiments for building design, but not necessarily mathematical optimization. A partial list includes
Some softwares support true mathematical optimization of buildings, usually, but not always, via a multi objective approach using a genetic algorithm like NSGA-II:
Comments, corrections, and additions are welcome, especially from direct users of the software above.
| | 3 | No.3 Revision |
Let me answer my own question after some research, even though it seems like this is a critical area of interest. There is almost certainly other software out there that is not listed below. Unfortunately, it is sometimes hard to determine the exact functionality of a commercial software without trying it out firsthand (which I did not do), so take the categorization of the software below with a grain of salt.
Many softwares support sensitivity analysis, parameter sweeps, and/or design of experiments for building design, but not necessarily mathematical optimization. A partial list includes
Some softwares support true mathematical optimization of buildings, usually, but not always, via a multi objective approach using a genetic algorithm like NSGA-II:
Comments, corrections, and additions are welcome, especially from direct users of the software above.
| | 4 | No.4 Revision |
Let me answer my own question after some research, even though it seems like this is a critical area of interest. There is almost certainly other software out there that is not listed below. Unfortunately, it is sometimes hard to determine the exact functionality of a commercial software without trying it out firsthand (which I did not do), so take the categorization of the software below with a grain of salt.
Many softwares support sensitivity analysis, parameter sweeps, and/or design of experiments for building design, but not necessarily mathematical optimization. A partial list includes
Some softwares support true mathematical optimization of buildings, usually, but not always, via a multi objective approach using a genetic algorithm like NSGA-II:
Comments, corrections, and additions are welcome, especially from direct users of the software above.
| | 5 | No.5 Revision |
Let me answer my own question after some research, even though it seems like this is a critical area of interest. There is almost certainly other software out there that is not listed below. Unfortunately, it is sometimes hard to determine the exact functionality of a commercial software without trying it out firsthand (which I did not do), so take the categorization of the software below with a grain of salt.
Many softwares support sensitivity analysis, parameter sweeps, and/or design of experiments for building design, but not necessarily mathematical optimization. A partial list includes
Some softwares support true mathematical optimization of buildings, usually, but not always, via a multi objective approach using a genetic algorithm like NSGA-II:
Comments, corrections, and additions are welcome, especially from direct users of the software above.
