Project

Multi-criterion environmental optimisation at the scale of the building block

An optimisation procedure will be used to complete the environmental assessment of a block of buildings while reducing economic costs and the overall impact on the environment.

Context and challenges

Construction is the economic sector representing the largest share of final energy consumption in France, and today, 82% of the population lives in a large urban area. It is becoming essential to reduce the energy consumption of neighbourhoods and, in particular, to increase the environmental performance of buildings. This results in the need for knowledge in order to develop an approach to help eco-design neighbourhoods.

Objectives

The objective of the thesis is to assess the environmental and economic performance of neighbourhoods, and to optimise it according to parameters of building design, energy production and distribution. Based on multi-criterion optimisation, the approach will offer a combination of dynamic thermal simulation, life-cycle assessment and economic evaluation tools for projects to identify, on a multi-criterion basis (Pareto front), neighbourhoods generating high levels of low costs and environmental impacts over the entire life cycle.

 

Researchers
Mija Frossard
PhD Student
MINES ParisTech
CES
Bruno Peuportier
Research Director
MINES ParisTech
CES
Patrick Schalbart
Research Associate
MINES ParisTech
CES
Aurore Wurtz
PhD Student
MINES ParisTech
CES
Tools
This dynamic thermal simulation model of buildings anticipates energy consumption and the risk of discomfort in all seasons. Thanks to the Amapola module, this software program makes it possible to identify the least
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This software program for life cycle assessment of neighbourhood projects is used to measure the environmental impacts from the manufacture of materials to the end of their life.
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Pilot site
Digital mock-up of Les Lumières Pleyel district
A development project in the Les Lumières Pleyel neighbourhood in Saint-Denis (93) is the testing ground for research work by MINES ParisTech and École des Ponts ParisTech.
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Practitioner group
Solar panels integrated in a green urban area
Dynamic thermal simulation and life-cycle assessment are decision support tools that comprehensively assess the environmental performance of a building or neighbourhood project and guide its design in order to reduce the
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Ecodistrict in Paris
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Life-cycle assessment is a method to assess the environmental impacts of buildings and infrastructures throughout their life cycle, from the extraction of raw materials through to their end-of-lifetime handling.
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Office building with solar panels
Buildings can be designed and operated to radically improve their energy efficiency and reduce their environmental impact.
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