Sustainability-driven structural design using artificial intelligence
Paper in proceeding, 2019

The construction industry is responsible for a large share of the global environmental impact. The need for addressing sustainability and increased competition calls for the development of innovative design methods that include sustainability in a transparent way. The aim of this work is to propose a framework to use machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) for structural design optimization based on sustainability and buildability criteria. AI opens up new possibilities to optimize and assess structures early in the planning and design stages. In that way, it is possible to decrease the negative and enhance the positive environmental, economic and social impacts and create a more time‐ and cost‐effective design process. The work is meant to serve as a first step toward the development of AI‐based methods in the construction industry, which can bring digitalization in the construction industry to a new level and create new services and business models.

artificial intelligence

life cycle sustainability assessment

set‐based design

Sustainability

structural design optimization

construction

multi‐criteria decision analysis

Author

Alexandre Mathern

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

Kristine Ek

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

Rasmus Rempling

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

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Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Areas of Advance

Transport

Building Futures (2010-2018)

Subject Categories

Learning

Civil Engineering

Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Construction Management

Infrastructure Engineering

Environmental Management

Environmental Analysis and Construction Information Technology

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