NECADA presentation on the frame of the conference Barcelona Global Energy Challenges 2015

1. Optimization Software for Sustainability
Environmental, economic and social impacts
with international rules around LCA
Cloud computing

3. Cradle to cradle
Extraction of
raw materials
Transportation
Manufacturing
Distribution
Use
Reuse /
recycling

4. How it works?
HOLISTIC VIEW
RESILIENCE

5. Model based on a formal language
SDL-2010 an ITU-T STANDARD
Automatic
implementation
on SDLPS

6. Model based on a formal language:
behavior
Fonseca i Casas, P., Fonseca i Casas, A., Garrido-Soriano, N., & Casanovas, J. (2014). Formal simulation model to optimize building
sustainability. Advances in Engineering Software, 69, 62–74. doi:10.1016/j.advengsoft.2013.12.009

7. Model based on a formal language:
Co-simulation
Fonseca i Casas, P., Fonseca i Casas, A., Garrido-Soriano, N., & Casanovas, J. (2014). Formal simulation model to optimize building
sustainability. Advances in Engineering Software, 69, 62–74. doi:10.1016/j.advengsoft.2013.12.009

8. Co-simulation

9. Validation Verification and
Accreditation
Sargent, R. (2009). Verification and validation of simulation models. In M. D. Rossetti, R. R. Hill, B. Johansson, A. Dunkin, & R. G. Ingalls
(Eds.), Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) (Vol. 37, pp. 66–66). doi:10.1109/EMR.2009.5235461

10. SDL Executable model

11. Experimentation

21. • Simulated Annealing
• Hill climbing
• NSGA-II
• ...
Optimization algorithms

22. • Optimization of energy efficiency for buildings based on thousand of
simulation.
• combined with the environmental, economic and social impacts according to
European standard CEN / TC 350.
• Analysis of the four building phases (design - build – use -
deconstruction) and the subsequent treatment of waste and
compensation for the generated impacts.
• Allows you to have full control of the life cycle analysis of the model of study (cycle of
life analysis).
• The use of a formal language (SDL) and modular in a multidisciplinary
team.
• It simplifies the definition and implementation of the model and the co-simulation.
Main innovations
RUNS ON
PC – CLUSTER– CLOUD – SUPERCOMPUTER (MARENOSTRUM)

23. On the press

24. Antoni Fonseca i Casas
PhD Student UPC - Architect and Eng.
antoni.fonseca@necada.com
Ph. D. Pau Fonseca i Casas
InLab FIB, Head of Environmental Simulation
pau@fib.upc.edu