Performance-driven generative design methods are capable of producing concepts and
stimulating solutions based on robust and rigorous models of design conditions and …

With billion tons of carbon dioxide emitted by the construction and manufacturing sector
every year, there is an urgent need for reducing construction materials consumption as the …

Abstract Virtual Design and Construction (VDC 1) is the use of integrated multi-disciplinary
performance models of design-construction projects to support explicit and public business …

The envelope shape, the most salient design characteristic in a building, has significant
influence on its energy performance. However, in the early design stages, when the …

Abstract Design automation addresses the problem of manual and time-consuming design
processes by streamlining and optimizing the creation of products, systems, or solutions …

This paper presents an optimization algorithm based on Simulated Annealing. The algorithm–
denoted as CMLPSA (Corrected Multi-Level &Multi-Point Simulated Annealing)–implements …

Rapid prototyping (RP) today is absorbed into practice and is being recognized as a
significant technology for design. This paper attempts to formulate key aspects of the design …

The development of digital design and fabrication technologies is enabling an expanding
inter-relationship between technology and design. Material-based design is defined as a …

Shape grammars are a powerful and appealing formalism for automatic shape generation in
computer-based design systems. This paper presents a proposal complementing the …

This dissertation focuses on computational strategies for incorporating structural
considerations into the earliest stages of the architectural design process. Because …