Renovation construction is employed for maintaining the long-term performance of buildings. For the occupants, the building users, renovation contributes to the acceptable levels of convenience and quality of the buildings. However, if the operation continues during the renovation for an area containing several buildings, such as a university campus, the impacts on the occupants are unavoidable. The complicated schedule plan is needed due to the various types of buildings and types of renovation under limited resources. The goal of this study is to build a model that can help the planners to make the renovation schedule plan. Taking a university campus as an example, the occupants’ convenience rate and the long-term quality of the building are analyzed in this paper. Based on the key attributes of building renovation, this study proposes a model integrating the genetic algorithm and simulation to provide the optimal schedule plan to the planners. The model is demonstrated by an application case of a university campus of 11 buildings remaining in operation. It helps the university maintain a good level of long-term performance of buildings.

Taking Taipei's Songshan Airport as an example, this study uses a Post-Occupancy Evaluation to understand the different seating needs of passengers and what they hope for to ameliorate problems encountered while waiting for boarding. Most passengers occupy the first row of seats or seats near aisles, which have enough space for their luggage. Passengers prefer a space that allows them to chat with other travellers and emphasizes their need for private space while waiting. They prefer seats with good outlooks, from which they can look around to their surroundings and check their flight information. A symmetrical arrangement of seats allows a smooth traffic flow. The traffic flow in waiting areas must not be obstructed by luggage, so that the seats can be more efficiently used. Seats with tables make eating food and drinking more convenient. Seats that allow passengers space for their luggage are also preferred. These findings are relevant to the design of airport seating.

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Without creativity in design, there is no potential for innovation. This article investigates the role of contradictions in enhancing creativity in product design. Based on the inventive principles of the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, this article presents a novel design method by integrating technical and physical contradiction analysis methods into the conceptual design activities of new product development. Although the importance of innovative design is widely recognised, there is a lack of systematic and effective design-thinking processes that can cover all conceptual design activities. To address this gap, this study presents a clear problem-solving model to aid innovative product design based on the contradiction-oriented concept. A case study is employed to illustrate the proposed method, and the results demonstrate that it can help designers produce more creative outcomes in product design.