1. NEW APPROACH IN DESIGNING A KINETIC WINDOW SHADING USING SIMULATION-BASED OPTIMIZATION METHOD Open Access Author: Foroughi, Reza Title: NEW APPROACH IN DESIGNING A KINETIC WINDOW SHADING USING SIMULATION-BASED OPTIMIZATION METHOD Graduate Program: Architectural Engineering Keywords: Simulation-based optimizationEnergy efficient commercial buildingsEnergy simulationWindow shading designKinetic window shadingSolar shadingSustainable building envelope File: Download Reza-PhD-Dissertation-Final_version.pdf Committee Members: Somayeh Asadi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorSomayeh Asadi, Committee Chair/Co-ChairDavid R Riley II, Committee MemberAli M Memari, Committee MemberUte Poerschke, Outside Member