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Provides in-depth tangible results from actual work undertaken in
these innovative fields, in prolonged collaboration with the
industry partners Includes real projects and case studies developed
by the authors
Provides in-depth tangible results from actual work undertaken in
these innovative fields, in prolonged collaboration with the
industry partners Includes real projects and case studies developed
by the authors
This research book aims to conceptualise the scale and spectrum of
Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Artificial Intelligence
(AI) approaches in energy efficient building design and to develop
its functional solutions with a focus on four crucial aspects of
building envelop, building layout, occupant behaviour and heating,
ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. Drawn from
theoretical development on the sustainability, informatics and
optimisation paradigms in built environment, the energy efficient
building design will be marked through the power of data and
BIM-intelligent agents during the design phase. It will be further
developed via smart derivatives to reach a harmony in the
systematic integration of energy efficient building design
solutions, a gap that is missed in the extant literature and that
this book aims to fill. This approach will inform a vision for
future and provide a framework to shape and respond to our built
environment and how it transforms the way we design and build. By
considering the balance of BIM, AI and energy efficient outcomes,
the future development of buildings will be regenerated in a
direction that is sustainable in the long run. This book is
essential reading for those in the AEC industry as well as computer
scientists.
The offsite and modular market is continuing to grow. This book
builds on the success of a number of initiatives, including
formative findings from literature, research and development and
practice-based evidence (success stories). It presents new thinking
and direction from leading experts in the fields of: design,
process, construction, engineering, manufacturing, logistics,
robotics, delivery platforms, business and transformational
strategies, change management, legislation, organisational
learning, software design, innovation and biomimetics. This book is
particularly novel and timely, as it brings together a number of
cogent subjects under one collective 'umbrella'. Each of these
chapters contain original findings, all of which culminate in three
'Key Learning Points' which provide new insight into the
cross-cutting themes, interrelationships and symbiotic forces that
exist between each of these chapters. This approach also provides
readers with new contextualised understanding of the wider issues
affecting the offsite market, from the need to embrace societal
challenges, through to the development of rich value-laden
solutions required for creating sector resilience. Content includes
a balance between case studies and practice-based work, through to
technical topics, theoretical propositions, pioneering research and
future offsite opportunities ready for exploitation. This work
includes: stakeholder integration, skills acquisition, new business
models and processes, circularity and sustainable business
strategies, robotics and automation, innovation and change, lean
production methodologies and new construction methods, Design for
Manufacturing and Assembly, scaled portfolio platforms and
customisability, new legal regulatory standards and conformance
issues and offsite feasibility scenario development/integration.
The offsite and modular market is continuing to grow. This book
builds on the success of a number of initiatives, including
formative findings from literature, research and development and
practice-based evidence (success stories). It presents new thinking
and direction from leading experts in the fields of: design,
process, construction, engineering, manufacturing, logistics,
robotics, delivery platforms, business and transformational
strategies, change management, legislation, organisational
learning, software design, innovation and biomimetics. This book is
particularly novel and timely, as it brings together a number of
cogent subjects under one collective 'umbrella'. Each of these
chapters contain original findings, all of which culminate in three
'Key Learning Points' which provide new insight into the
cross-cutting themes, interrelationships and symbiotic forces that
exist between each of these chapters. This approach also provides
readers with new contextualised understanding of the wider issues
affecting the offsite market, from the need to embrace societal
challenges, through to the development of rich value-laden
solutions required for creating sector resilience. Content includes
a balance between case studies and practice-based work, through to
technical topics, theoretical propositions, pioneering research and
future offsite opportunities ready for exploitation. This work
includes: stakeholder integration, skills acquisition, new business
models and processes, circularity and sustainable business
strategies, robotics and automation, innovation and change, lean
production methodologies and new construction methods, Design for
Manufacturing and Assembly, scaled portfolio platforms and
customisability, new legal regulatory standards and conformance
issues and offsite feasibility scenario development/integration.
This book significantly contributes the digital transformation of
construction. The book explores the capabilities of deep learning
to provide smart solutions for the construction industry,
particularly in areas of managing equipment, design optimization,
energy optimization and detect cracks for buildings and highways.
It provides conceptual solutions but also practical techniques. A
new deep learning CNN-based highway cracks detection is
demonstrated, and its usefulness is tested. The resulting deep
learning CNN model will enable users to scan long distance of
highway and detect types of cracks accurately in a very short time
compared to traditional approaches. The book explores the
integration of IoT and blockchain to provide practical solutions to
tackle existing challenges like the endemic fragmentation in supply
chain, the need for monitoring construction projects remotely and
tracking equipment on the site. The Blockchain of Things (BCoT)
concept has been introduced to exploit the advantages of IoT and
blockchain, and different applications were developed based on this
integration in leading industries such as shared economy and health
care. Workable potential use cases to exploit successful
utilization of BCoT for the construction industry are explored in
the book’s chapters. This book will appeal to researchers in
providing a comprehensive review of related literature on
blockchain, the IoT and construction identify gaps and offer a
springboard for future research. Construction practitioners,
research and development institutes and policy makers will also
benefit from its usefulness as a reference book and collection of
case studies on the application of these new approaches in
construction.
This book outlines the data-driven modelling of building energy
performance to support retrofit decision-making. It explains how to
determine the appropriate machine learning (ML) model, explores the
selection and expansion of a reasonable dataset and discusses the
extraction of relevant features and maximisation of model accuracy.
This book develops a framework for the quick selection of a ML
model based on the data and application. It also proposes a method
for optimising ML models for forecasting buildings energy loads by
employing multi-objective optimisation with evolutionary
algorithms. The book then develops an energy performance prediction
model for non-domestic buildings using ML techniques, as well as
utilising a case study to lay out the process of model development.
Finally, the book outlines a framework to choose suitable
artificial intelligence methods for modelling building energy
performances. This book is of use to both academics and practising
energy engineers, as it provides theoretical and practical advice
relating to data-driven modelling for energy retrofitting of
non-domestic buildings.
This book outlines the data-driven modelling of building energy
performance to support retrofit decision-making. It explains how to
determine the appropriate machine learning (ML) model, explores the
selection and expansion of a reasonable dataset and discusses the
extraction of relevant features and maximisation of model accuracy.
This book develops a framework for the quick selection of a ML
model based on the data and application. It also proposes a method
for optimising ML models for forecasting buildings energy loads by
employing multi-objective optimisation with evolutionary
algorithms. The book then develops an energy performance prediction
model for non-domestic buildings using ML techniques, as well as
utilising a case study to lay out the process of model development.
Finally, the book outlines a framework to choose suitable
artificial intelligence methods for modelling building energy
performances. This book is of use to both academics and practising
energy engineers, as it provides theoretical and practical advice
relating to data-driven modelling for energy retrofitting of
non-domestic buildings.
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