Mass-customisation of cross-laminated timber wall systems at early design stages

Jalali Yazdi, A; Ahmadian Fard Fini, A; Forsythe, P

Mass-customisation of cross-laminated timber wall systems at early design stages

Jalali Yazdi, A Ahmadian Fard Fini, A

Forsythe, P

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Publisher:: Elsevier BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Automation in Construction, 2021, 132, pp. 103938-103938
Issue Date:: 2021-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Jalali Yazdi, A
dc.contributor.author	Ahmadian Fard Fini, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7681-1270
dc.contributor.author	Forsythe, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0997-9118
dc.date.accessioned	2021-12-02T21:22:08Z
dc.date.available	2021-12-02T21:22:08Z
dc.date.issued	2021-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	Automation in Construction, 2021, 132, pp. 103938-103938
dc.identifier.issn	0926-5805
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/152039
dc.description.abstract	Low profitability of the building industry has driven the adoption of industrialised production methods in this sector. In an industrialised context, mass-customisation (MC) is a set of strategies aimed to offer tailored products at prices close to those of mass-production. MC can be achieved through integrating market knowledge and supply-chain processes into the building design. Nonetheless, the MC-related literature is slim in optimising designs for such an integration. The goal is to find optimal design configurations for the load-bearing spanning systems that incur minimum product waste and manufacturing process waste. The paper uses Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) buildings as cases of highly prefabricated systems. The preliminary layout of a building is first mathematically modelled. Then, genetic algorithms are adapted to optimise wall dimensions and billet cutting plan. The example case demonstrated significant waste reduction compared to the building industry benchmarks. This highlights the practical benefits of the systematical implementation of MC from the early design stages. The present study contributes to the body of knowledge by introducing a novel design support tool that facilitates the adoption of MC in the building industry.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Automation in Construction
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103938
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	09 Engineering, 12 Built Environment and Design
dc.subject.classification	Building & Construction
dc.title	Mass-customisation of cross-laminated timber wall systems at early design stages
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	132
utslib.for	09 Engineering
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design
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
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
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dc.date.updated	2021-12-02T21:22:06Z
pubs.publication-status	Accepted
pubs.volume	132

Abstract:

Low profitability of the building industry has driven the adoption of industrialised production methods in this sector. In an industrialised context, mass-customisation (MC) is a set of strategies aimed to offer tailored products at prices close to those of mass-production. MC can be achieved through integrating market knowledge and supply-chain processes into the building design. Nonetheless, the MC-related literature is slim in optimising designs for such an integration. The goal is to find optimal design configurations for the load-bearing spanning systems that incur minimum product waste and manufacturing process waste. The paper uses Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) buildings as cases of highly prefabricated systems. The preliminary layout of a building is first mathematically modelled. Then, genetic algorithms are adapted to optimise wall dimensions and billet cutting plan. The example case demonstrated significant waste reduction compared to the building industry benchmarks. This highlights the practical benefits of the systematical implementation of MC from the early design stages. The present study contributes to the body of knowledge by introducing a novel design support tool that facilitates the adoption of MC in the building industry.

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