Integration of parametric design into modular coordination: A construction waste reduction workflow

Banihashemi, S; Tabadkani, A; Hosseini, MR

Integration of parametric design into modular coordination: A construction waste reduction workflow

Banihashemi, S

Tabadkani, A Hosseini, MR

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Citation:: Automation in Construction, 2018, 88 pp. 1 - 12
Issue Date:: 2018-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Banihashemi, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7438-1235	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Tabadkani, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hosseini, MR	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Automation in Construction, 2018, 88 pp. 1 - 12	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0926-5805	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/129434
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Elsevier B.V. The construction industry is under pressure as to reduce the sizable quantities of construction waste generated during construction operations. Modular coordination (MC) and parametric design both have great potentials in reducing waste at the design stage. And anecdotal evidence suggests that great volumes of waste can be reduced through integration of parametric design into MC. The issue of proposing workflows in this context, however, is under-researched, and practical applications, if any, are at the rhetorical stage. To accomplish this, an integration attempt is made in this study to provide the details of a developed-and-experimented workflow for this purpose; a generative algorithm is developed through the Rhinoceros 3D–Grasshopper platform, subject to MC rules. Two sets of horizontal and vertical modules are obtained from a prototype model, while an evolutionary solver function is applied in reducing the generated construction waste volume. According to a pre-defined standard specification, different modular design variants that fully conform to the design constraints in modules array are developed, providing an operational workflow in construction waste reduction at the design stage. Introducing this workflow, and how the proposed workflow reduces the volume of post-optimization paneling waste by 2% at its minimum are the major findings here. The insights derived from this study, would promote the interest of both the construction practitioners and researchers; the practicality of integrating parametric design into MC is proven.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Automation in Construction	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.autcon.2017.12.026	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Building & Construction	en_US
dc.title	Integration of parametric design into modular coordination: A construction waste reduction workflow	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	88	en_US
utslib.for	0905 Civil Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	1202 Building	en_US
utslib.for	09 Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	88	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. The construction industry is under pressure as to reduce the sizable quantities of construction waste generated during construction operations. Modular coordination (MC) and parametric design both have great potentials in reducing waste at the design stage. And anecdotal evidence suggests that great volumes of waste can be reduced through integration of parametric design into MC. The issue of proposing workflows in this context, however, is under-researched, and practical applications, if any, are at the rhetorical stage. To accomplish this, an integration attempt is made in this study to provide the details of a developed-and-experimented workflow for this purpose; a generative algorithm is developed through the Rhinoceros 3D–Grasshopper platform, subject to MC rules. Two sets of horizontal and vertical modules are obtained from a prototype model, while an evolutionary solver function is applied in reducing the generated construction waste volume. According to a pre-defined standard specification, different modular design variants that fully conform to the design constraints in modules array are developed, providing an operational workflow in construction waste reduction at the design stage. Introducing this workflow, and how the proposed workflow reduces the volume of post-optimization paneling waste by 2% at its minimum are the major findings here. The insights derived from this study, would promote the interest of both the construction practitioners and researchers; the practicality of integrating parametric design into MC is proven.

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