Architect Engineer, Giouris Civil Engineering Consultants
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This research aimed to create a new integrated decision-making tool in designing ZEBs with the use of multi objective optimization of building design and construction parameters for minimizing energy use and maximizing adaptive thermal comfort. This proposed strategy aims to offer an alternative to the current stepped strategies such as the Trias Energetica and the New Stepped Strategy that will lead to more optimized, energy efficient and thermally comfortable buildings. By using this new strategy, the research has shown which are the most influential parameters that should be improved in order to design zero-energy high-rise office buildings in the hot-dry climate of Athens, Greece.