ENERGY EFFICIENCY DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR BUILDINGS WITH GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS by Chanikarn Yimprayoon A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Architecture) in The University of Michigan 2012 Doctoral Committee: Associate Professor Mojtaba Navvab, Chair Professor Harry Giles Assistant Professor Pei-Cheng Ku Professor Richard Perez, State University of New York at Albany William J. Chomic, SHW Group LLP