IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/rensus/v201y2024ics1364032124003563.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Optimization of energy-saving retrofit solutions for existing buildings: A multidimensional data fusion approach

Author

Listed:
  • Chen, Hongyu
  • Shen, Geoffrey Qiping
  • Feng, Zongbao
  • Liu, Yang

Abstract

Older buildings often exhibit multiple problems, such as high energy consumption, high carbon emissions, and outdated performance. To achieve optimal decision-making for the energy efficiency retrofitting of existing buildings, a data fusion-based hybrid multicriteria decision-making method based on an extension-based trapezoidal cloud model (TCM), and a multidimensional renovation program evaluation index system including technical, safety, economic, and environmental applicability is proposed. The validity and applicability of the model is verified using an old building renovation as an example. The results indicate that (1) incorporating technical, safety, economic, and environmental suitability factors will enable future of building retrofitting to focus on sustainability. None of the current retrofit programs can economically cover the costs they incur through their energy saving benefits, which will not motivate owners to complete retrofitting and requires joint efforts between the government and the building industry to improve the sustainability of existing buildings. (2) Building retrofitting programs should primarily prioritize technical and economic applicability, which exhibit importance values of 0.2930 and 0.2496, respectively. (3) The stability of the retrofit effect is the primary reason for variations in the effectiveness of selected programs. A program with a greater degree of affiliation with levels I, II, and III of the index is more stable and less prone to deterioration than other programs. The proposed method provides an efficient decision-making tool for the selection of retrofit programs for existing buildings and is suitable for popularization and application, thus promoting building energy conservation, emission reduction and sustainable development.

Suggested Citation

  • Chen, Hongyu & Shen, Geoffrey Qiping & Feng, Zongbao & Liu, Yang, 2024. "Optimization of energy-saving retrofit solutions for existing buildings: A multidimensional data fusion approach," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 201(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:201:y:2024:i:c:s1364032124003563
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2024.114630
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032124003563
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114630?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Liu, Zhijian & Zhou, Qingxu & Tian, Zhiyong & He, Bao-jie & Jin, Guangya, 2019. "A comprehensive analysis on definitions, development, and policies of nearly zero energy buildings in China," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 1-1.
    2. Fengwen Wu & Shiyu Qin & Chunyu Su & Mingyuan Chen & Qian Wang & Qizeng Zhang, 2021. "Development of Evaluation Index Model for Activation and Promotion of Public Space in the Historic District Based on AHP/DEA," Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi, vol. 2021, pages 1-17, December.
    3. Zhang, Yan & Teoh, Bak Koon & Wu, Maozhi & Chen, Jiayu & Zhang, Limao, 2023. "Data-driven estimation of building energy consumption and GHG emissions using explainable artificial intelligence," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 262(PA).
    4. Wu, Xianguo & Feng, Zongbao & Chen, Hongyu & Qin, Yawei & Zheng, Shiyi & Wang, Lei & Liu, Yang & Skibniewski, Miroslaw J., 2022. "Intelligent optimization framework of near zero energy consumption building performance based on a hybrid machine learning algorithm," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 167(C).
    5. Hao, Jian Li & Ma, Wenting, 2023. "Evaluating carbon emissions of construction and demolition waste in building energy retrofit projects," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 281(C).
    6. Wang, Zhaohua & Liu, Qiang & Zhang, Bin, 2022. "What kinds of building energy-saving retrofit projects should be preferred? Efficiency evaluation with three-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA)," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).
    7. Giuseppe Margani & Gianpiero Evola & Carola Tardo & Edoardo Michele Marino, 2020. "Energy, Seismic, and Architectural Renovation of RC Framed Buildings with Prefabricated Timber Panels," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-18, June.
    8. Guangdong Wu , & Kaifeng Duan & Jian Zuo & Xianbo Zhao & Daizhong Tang, 2017. "Integrated Sustainability Assessment of Public Rental Housing Community Based on a Hybrid Method of AHP-Entropy Weight and Cloud Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-25, April.
    9. Li, Hong Xian & Li, Yan & Jiang, Boya & Zhang, Limao & Wu, Xianguo & Lin, Jingyi, 2020. "Energy performance optimisation of building envelope retrofit through integrated orthogonal arrays with data envelopment analysis," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 149(C), pages 1414-1423.
    10. Xin, Liu & Yan, Ding & Yujia, Tong & Neng, Zhu & Zhe, Tian, 2014. "Research on the evaluation system for heat metering and existing residential building retrofits in northern regions of China for the 12th five-year period," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 898-908.
    11. Ding-Yi Zhao & Yu-Yu Ma & Hung-Lung Lin, 2022. "Using the Entropy and TOPSIS Models to Evaluate Sustainable Development of Islands: A Case in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-25, March.
    12. Mete, Suleyman & Yucesan, Melih & Gul, Muhammet & Ozceylan, Eren, 2023. "An integrated hybrid MCDM approach to evaluate countries’ COVID-19 risks," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 90(C).
    13. Pourshab, Nasrin & Tehrani, Mehdi Dadkhah & Toghraie, Davood & Rostami, Sara, 2020. "Application of double glazed façades with horizontal and vertical louvers to increase natural air flow in office buildings," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 200(C).
    14. Yang, Zitong & Huang, Xianfeng & Fang, Guohua & Ye, Jian & Lu, ChengXuan, 2021. "Benefit evaluation of East Route Project of South to North Water Transfer based on trapezoid cloud model," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 254(C).
    15. Fanghella, Valeria & Guetlein, Marie-Charlotte & Schleich, Joachim & Sebi, Carine, 2023. "Preferences on financing mechanisms for thermal retrofit measures in multi-owner buildings: A discrete choice experiment with landlords and owner-occupiers in France," Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 74(C).
    16. Kylili, Angeliki & Fokaides, Paris A. & Lopez Jimenez, Petra Amparo, 2016. "Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) approach in buildings renovation for the sustainability of the built environment: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 906-915.
    17. Yu, Wei & Li, Baizhan & Yang, Xincheng & Wang, Qingqin, 2015. "A development of a rating method and weighting system for green store buildings in China," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 123-129.
    18. Li, Qing & Zhang, Lianying & Zhang, Limao & Wu, Xianguo, 2021. "Optimizing energy efficiency and thermal comfort in building green retrofit," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 237(C).
    19. Xiaolong Bai, 2022. "Exploring the Sustainable Development Path of a Green Financial System in the Context of Carbon Neutrality and Carbon Peaking: Evidence from China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-25, November.
    20. Pierfrancesco Fiore & Enrico Sicignano & Giuseppe Donnarumma, 2020. "An AHP-Based Methodology for the Evaluation and Choice of Integrated Interventions on Historic Buildings," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(14), pages 1-19, July.
    21. Deng, S. & Wang, R.Z. & Dai, Y.J., 2014. "How to evaluate performance of net zero energy building – A literature research," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 1-16.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Liu, Xin & Zuo, Yuning & Yin, Zekai & Liang, Chuanzhi & Feng, Guohui & Yang, Xiaodan, 2023. "Research on an evaluation system of the application effect of ground source heat pump systems for green buildings in China," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 262(PA).
    2. Verhaeghe, C. & Verbeke, S. & Audenaert, A., 2021. "A consistent taxonomic framework: towards common understanding of high energy performance building definitions," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 146(C).
    3. Quddus Tushar & Guomin Zhang & Satheeskumar Navaratnam & Muhammed A. Bhuiyan & Lei Hou & Filippo Giustozzi, 2023. "A Review of Evaluative Measures of Carbon-Neutral Buildings: The Bibliometric and Science Mapping Analysis towards Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-31, October.
    4. Pengying Wang & Shuo Zhang, 2022. "Retrofitting Strategies Based on Orthogonal Array Testing to Develop Nearly Zero Energy Buildings," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-18, April.
    5. Kamran Khan & Katarzyna Szopik Depczyńska & Izabela Dembińska & Giuseppe Ioppolo, 2022. "Most Relevant Sustainability Criteria for Urban Infrastructure Projects—AHP Analysis for the Gulf States," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-18, November.
    6. Fabrizio Ascione & Nicola Bianco & Rosa Francesca De Masi & Maria Dousi & S. Hionidis & S. Kaliakos & Elena Mastrapostoli & Michael Nomikos & Mattheos Santamouris & Afroditi Synnefa & Giuseppe Peter V, 2017. "Design and performance analysis of a zero-energy settlement in Greece," International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, Oxford University Press, vol. 12(2), pages 141-161.
    7. Sheng Gao & Huihui Sun & Jingyi Wang & Wei Liu, 2022. "Evaluation and Countermeasures of High-Quality Development of China’s Marine Economy Based on PSO-SVM," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-15, August.
    8. Yu Cao & Cong Xu & Syahrul Nizam Kamaruzzaman & Nur Mardhiyah Aziz, 2022. "A Systematic Review of Green Building Development in China: Advantages, Challenges and Future Directions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-29, September.
    9. Anna Życzyńska & Dariusz Majerek & Zbigniew Suchorab & Agnieszka Żelazna & Václav Kočí & Robert Černý, 2021. "Improving the Energy Performance of Public Buildings Equipped with Individual Gas Boilers Due to Thermal Retrofitting," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-19, March.
    10. Roberta Pernetti & Riccardo Pinotti & Roberto Lollini, 2021. "Repository of Deep Renovation Packages Based on Industrialized Solutions: Definition and Application," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-18, June.
    11. Hossein Yousefi & Saheb Ghanbari Motlagh & Mohammad Montazeri, 2022. "Multi-Criteria Decision-Making System for Wind Farm Site-Selection Using Geographic Information System (GIS): Case Study of Semnan Province, Iran," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-27, June.
    12. Zhikun Ding & Rongsheng Liu & Zongjie Li & Cheng Fan, 2020. "A Thematic Network-Based Methodology for the Research Trend Identification in Building Energy Management," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-33, September.
    13. Tian, Shen & Shao, Shuangquan & Liu, Bin, 2019. "Investigation on transient energy consumption of cold storages: Modeling and a case study," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 180(C), pages 1-9.
    14. Stinner, Sebastian & Schlösser, Tim & Huchtemann, Kristian & Müller, Dirk & Monti, Antonello, 2017. "Primary energy evaluation of heat pumps considering dynamic boundary conditions in the energy system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 138(C), pages 60-78.
    15. Mei Cai & Yuanyuan Hong, 2022. "Improved TOPSIS Method Considering Fuzziness and Randomness in Multi-Attribute Group Decision Making," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 10(22), pages 1-16, November.
    16. Juan Pablo Fernández Goycoolea & Gabriela Zapata-Lancaster & Christopher Whitman, 2022. "Operational Emissions in Prosuming Dwellings: A Study Comparing Different Sources of Grid CO 2 Intensity Values in South Wales, UK," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-24, March.
    17. Yongli Wang & Xiangyi Zhou & Hao Liu & Xichang Chen & Zixin Yan & Dexin Li & Chang Liu & Jiarui Wang, 2023. "Evaluation of the Maturity of Urban Energy Internet Development Based on AHP-Entropy Weight Method and Improved TOPSIS," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-18, July.
    18. Junhua Chen & Shufan Ma & Na Liu, 2023. "Multi-dimensional Housing Inequality Index: The Provincial Evidence from China," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 165(2), pages 633-654, January.
    19. Alencastro, João & Fuertes, Alba & de Wilde, Pieter, 2018. "The relationship between quality defects and the thermal performance of buildings," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 81(P1), pages 883-894.
    20. Zhang, Hui & Zhou, Peng & Sun, Xiumei & Ni, Guanqun, 2024. "Disparities in energy efficiency and its determinants in Chinese cities: From the perspective of heterogeneity," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 289(C).

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:201:y:2024:i:c:s1364032124003563. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/600126/description#description .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.