Conceptual design automation: consideration of building materials impact at early stages of AEC design

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Abstract

Advance consideration of building materials at early design stages can enhance sustainability and energy con-sumption, as well as overall performance of the building. Proposed method and conceptual prototype within this research, enable designer to analyse building performance by considering building materials (with differ-ent values) at conceptual design level. The prototype using genetic algorithm for generation of design alterna-tives, and BIM integration allow designers to study and analyse different building materials (using the model) by exploiting different BIM simulation capabilities (i.e. energy analysis, cost, schedule, etc.). Amongst a range of benefits (using evolutionary systems), integration of building materials is capable of having a notable im-pact on the construction process lifecycle, if considered correctly. This paper present a conceptual framework which exploits genetic algorithm for generation of design alternatives by reflecting materials at the early de-sign stages (through parameterisation). Therefore, material parameters will be added to the evolutionary sys-tem as design requirements and constraints for generation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Civil, Architectural, Structural and Constructional Engineering
EditorsDong-Keon Kim, Jongwon Jung, Junwon Seo
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherCRC Press Inc
Pages263-267
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9781138028494
Publication statusPublished - 5 Apr 2016
EventInternational Conference on Civil, Architectural, Structural and Constructional Engineering: ICCASCE 2015 - Busan, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 21 Aug 201523 Aug 2015

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Civil, Architectural, Structural and Constructional Engineering
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityBusan
Period21/08/1523/08/15

Keywords

  • building materials
  • energy-efficiency
  • generative design
  • Automation
  • conceptual design
  • BIM
  • WNU

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