Elsevier

Procedia Engineering

Volume 180, 2017, Pages 631-639
Procedia Engineering

Modular Coordination-based Generative Algorithm to Optimize Construction Waste

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Abstract

In response to the growing attention to sustainable built environment, this study aims at introducing an approach in construction waste optimization through integrating parametric design with offsite construction methodology. To this end, a generative algorithm was developed within the integrated platform of Rhino and Grasshopper software based on modular coordination rules and ASTM international standards as the design constraints in modules array. Two sets of horizontal and vertical modules were obtained from a prototype model while an evolutionary solver function was employed for optimizing the generated waste. This resulted in developing different modular design variants which generate the minimum amount of waste while being fully compliant with international standards. This study contributes to the field by presenting one of the first studies in its kind focusing on the integration of parametric design into offsite construction methodology through the lenses of construction waste optimization.

Keywords

Offsite construction
parametric design
generative algorithm
modular coordination
waste optimization

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