Automated design methods facilitate the study of the influence of design forms on the
buildings' behavior, and help compare the performance of alternative designs more …

Adaptation of existing building stock is an urgent issue due to aging infrastructure, growth in
urban areas and the importance of demolition mitigation for cost and carbon savings. To …

Purpose Modular construction is widely adopted and used in the construction industry to
improve construction performance with respect to both efficiency and productivity. The …

This paper proposes an approach for multicriterial optimization of modular structures with
respect to their structural and geometrical properties. The approach is tested using the …

As the modular construction industry tries to find new markets in multi-story buildings,
additional challenges are faced along the way that needs to be addressed. This paper …

Current design approaches for new buildings do not sufficiently plan for or adapt to
changing conditions that could be used to extend the useful life of buildings, as part of a …

This paper presents an optimization model that enables construction planners to generate
and analyze optimal tradeoffs between minimizing the total cost of modular construction …

Two new methods to generate structural system layouts for conceptual building spatial
designs are presented. The first method, the design response grammar, uses design rules …

Geometric variability often creates challenges for component aggregation in the assembly of
interchangeable components in modular construction. Despite complete interchangeability …

During some of the different building design stages, typical construction
materials/components are often grouped together to form what is called building assemblies …