Eugénio Rodrigues

Publications

• Rodrigues, E., Gaspar, A. R., & Gomes, Á. (2013). An approach to the multi-level space allocation problem in architecture using a hybrid evolutionary technique. Automation in Construction, 35, 482–498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2013.06.005
• Rodrigues, E., Gaspar, A. R., & Gomes, Á. (2013). An evolutionary strategy enhanced with a local search technique for the space allocation problem in architecture, Part 2: Validation and performance tests. Computer-Aided Design, 45(5), 898–910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2013.01.003
• Rodrigues, E., Gaspar, A. R., & Gomes, Á. (2013). An evolutionary strategy enhanced with a local search technique for the space allocation problem in architecture, Part 1: Methodology. Computer-Aided Design, 45(5), 887–897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2013.01.001
• Rodrigues, E., Gaspar, A. R., & Gomes, Á. (2014). Automated approach for design generation and thermal assessment of alternative floor plans. Energy and Buildings, 81, 170–181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.06.016
• Rodrigues, E., Gaspar, A. R., & Gomes, Á. (2014). Improving thermal performance of automatically generated floor plans using a geometric variable sequential optimization procedure. Applied Energy, 132, 200–215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.06.068
• Rodrigues, E., Amaral, A. R., Gaspar, A. R., & Gomes, Á. (2015). How reliable are geometry-based building indices as thermal performance indicators? Energy Conversion and Management, 101, 561–578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2015.06.011
• Amaral, A. R., Rodrigues, E., Gaspar, A. R., & Gomes, Á. (2016). A thermal performance parametric study of window type, orientation, size and shadowing effect. Sustainable Cities and Society, 26, 456–465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2016.05.014
• Rodrigues, E., Sousa-Rodrigues, D., Teixeira de Sampayo, M., Gaspar, A. R., Gomes, Á., & Henggeler Antunes, C. (2017). Clustering of architectural floor plans: A comparison of shape representations. Automation in Construction, 80, 48–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2017.03.017
• Soares, N., Bastos, J., Pereira, L. D., Soares, A., Amaral, A. R., Asadi, E., … Gaspar, A. R. (2017). A review on current advances in the energy and environmental performance of buildings towards a more sustainable built environment. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 77, 845–860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.027
• Rodrigues, E., Soares, N., Fernandes, M. S., Gaspar, A. R., Gomes, Á., & Costa, J. J. (2018). An integrated energy performance-driven generative design methodology to foster modular lightweight steel framed dwellings in hot climates. Energy for Sustainable Development, 44, 21–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2018.02.006
• Rodrigues, E., Gomes, Á., Gaspar, A. R., & Henggeler Antunes, C. (2018). Estimation of renewable energy and built environment-related variables using neural networks – A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 94, 959–988. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.05.060
• Soares, N., Martins, A. G., Carvalho, A. L., Caldeira, C., Du, C., Castanheira, É., … Garcia, R. (2018). The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 95, 171–193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.07.023
• Rodrigues, E., Fernandes, M. S., Soares, N., Gomes, Á., Gaspar, A. R., & Costa, J. J. (2018). The potential impact of low thermal transmittance construction on the European design guidelines of residential buildings. Energy and Buildings. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.08.009
• Amaral, A. R., Rodrigues, E., Rodrigues Gaspar, A., & Gomes, Á. (2018). Review on performance aspects of Nearly Zero-Energy Districts. Sustainable Cities and Society, 43, 406-420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2018.08.039
• Fernandes, M., Rodrigues, E., Gaspar, A.R., Costa, J.J., Gomes, Á. (2019). The impact of thermal transmittance variation on building design in the Mediterranean region. Applied Energy, (239) 581–597. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.239.
• Daylight Modelling of a Portuguese Baroque Library
• Analysis of Climate Change Impact on the Energy Performance of Small Dwellings Located in Porto
• A Survey on the Impact of Energy and Buildings Sustainability Initiatives in University Campuses
• Developments of a BIM Add-on Tool for Deep Renovation of Buildings
• A parametric study on window-to-floor ratio of double window glazing and its shadowing using dynamic simulation
• GerAPlanO – A new building design tool: design generation, thermal assessment and performance optimization
• Online survey for collective clustering of computer generated architectural floor plans
• A parametric study on window-to-floor ratio of three window types using dynamic simulation
• Contributions of natural ventilation on thermal performance of alternative floor plan designs
• Automated Floor Plan Design: Generation, Simulation, and Optimization
• A gradient descent technique coupled with a dynamic simulation to determine the near optimum orientation of floor plan designs
• Evolutionary strategy enhanced with a local search technique for the space allocation problem in architecture
• An approach to urban quarter design using building generative design and thermal performance optimization
• A thermal performance parametric study of window type, orientation, size and shadowing effect
• A review on current advances in the energy and environmental performance of buildings towards a more sustainable built environment
• Overheating risk in Mediterranean residential buildings: Comparison of current and future climate scenarios
• Simulating large-scale 3d cadastral dataset using procedural modelling
• Sobre as cónicas nas suas valências perceptiva e científica na antiguidade clássica grega
• An evolutionary strategy enhanced with a local search technique for the space allocation problem in architecture, Part 2: Validation and performance tests
• Clustering of architectural floor plans: A comparison of shape representations
• Improving thermal performance of automatically generated floor plans using a geometric variable sequential optimization procedure
• An evolutionary strategy enhanced with a local search technique for the space allocation problem in architecture, Part 1: Methodology
• An approach to the multi-level space allocation problem in architecture using a hybrid evolutionary technique
• Automated approach for design generation and thermal assessment of alternative floor plans
• The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future
• Crowdsourced clustering of computer generated floor plans
• An integrated energy performance-driven generative design methodology to foster modular lightweight steel framed dwellings in hot climates
• Estimation of renewable energy and built environment-related variables using neural networks – A review
• How reliable are geometry-based building indices as thermal performance indicators?
• The potential impact of low thermal transmittance construction on the European design guidelines of residential buildings
• Review on performance aspects of nearly zero-energy districts
• Code of the tool 'JavaIDFParserCreator'
• The impact of thermal transmittance variation on building design in the Mediterranean region
• Future Weather Generator -- Morphs current weather for performance simulation of buildings in the future
• Code of the tool 'Future Weather Generator'
• Website of the CLING -- Climate change-based building design guidelines
• Thermal transmittance effect on energy consumption of Mediterranean buildings with different thermal mass
• A new wind direction-driven heat convection model is needed in dynamic simulation: What, why, and how
• Performance-based design of multi-story buildings for a sustainable urban environment: A case study
• Daylighting simulation of a heritage building by comparing matrix methods and solar models
• A review of the energy implications of passive building design and active measures under climate change in the Middle East
• Lessons from unsuccessful energy and buildings sustainability actions in university campus operations
• Energy performance factors in wastewater treatment plants: A review
• Estimation of classrooms occupancy using a multi-layer perceptron
• Generation of a Reference Dataset with Twenty Low-Income Single-Family Houses in Fortaleza, Brazil and Thermal Discomfort Assessment
• An Aiding Tool for Building Design Generation, Thermal Assessment and Optimization – EnergyPlus Interaction Overview
• Energy and Water Consumption Characterization of Portuguese Indoor Swimming Pools
• The contribution of ventilation on the energy performance of small residential buildings in the Mediterranean region
• A review of empirical data of sustainability initiatives in university campus operations
• Analysis of Specific Energy Consumption of Wastewater Treatment Plants in the North of Portugal