Date of Award
6-2014
Degree Name
Master of Science in Engineering
Department
Civil and Construction Engineering
First Advisor
Dr. Abiola Akanmu
Second Advisor
Dr. Xiaoyun Shao
Third Advisor
Dr. Yufeng Hu
Keywords
Sustainability, sustainable design, optimization, material selection, framework
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Selection of materials for building design is a delicate process hinged of a number of factors which can be cost or environmental related, depending on the objectives of the design. This process becomes more difficult when designers are faced with several material options for each building component. This thesis presents the design and development of a framework that enables designers understand the trade-off between cost and environmental related factors when selecting materials for building design. The framework is based on the integration of Autodesk Revit, Microsoft access, and modeling modified Harmony search multi-objective optimization tool adapted to account for material and supplier selection. The cost and environmental related data sources include RSMeans for material cost, Google map for computing the distance between the location of the material suppliers and the project site. The functionality of the developed system is illustrated using a case study project.
Recommended Citation
Asfari, Bushra, "An Integral Framework for Sustainable Building Design" (2014). Masters Theses. 498.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/498
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Construction Engineering and Management Commons, Environmental Engineering Commons, Sustainability Commons