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Solar Decathlon competitions are a unique opportunity to advance in research and applications in the field of NZEB design. The design of a prototype in this context can be seen as a complex optimization problem, where the objective function is the final contest score to be maximized. This paper presents the application of an original simulation-based optimization approach to support the entire process from design to construction to operation of a real NZEB prototype for Solar Decathlon China 2018. It relies on the synergic use of TRNSYS®, GenOpt® and Matlab®. The method resulted to be effective, leading the team to win the competition.

Combining design and operational optimization of a NZEB: The Solar Decathlon China 2018 SCUTxPoliTo Prototype