Space layout planning using an evolutionary approach

Jo, Jun; Gero, John S.

doi:10.1016/s0954-1810(97)00037-x

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“…Jo & Gero [25] explain how GA applied to FLP problems overcome some limitations of conventional design approaches, such as difficulties in problem formulation, generation and evaluation, because of the complexity of the problem, the combinatorial nature of the potential solutions, and the sophisticated control required. Tate & Smith [26] proposed a GA approach for the QAP that performs better compared with the solutions of the best previously reported heuristics.…”

Section: B Resolution Approachesmentioning

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A Facility Layout Planner tool based on Genetic Algorithms

Pinto

Gonçalves²,

Cardoso³

et al. 2016

2016 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI)

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Abstract-Nowadays, in order to maintain their competitiveness, manufacturing companies must adapt their production methods quickly, with minimum expenditure, to frequent variations on demand. With the shortage of the product life time, flexibility, efficiency and reusability of industrial processes are important factors, which may determine the survival of the company. The ReBORN project is working around these ideas, namely studying how can an old production equipment be reused into new contexts. The ReBORN Workbench is a simulation tool for factory layout design, which generates solutions based on the production requirements and facilities' availability, corresponding Life Cycle Assessment, and associated location cost. This paper is concerned with the ReBORN Workbench module responsible to generate solutions for equipment location, generally know as Facility Layout Problems. A Genetic Algorithm was implemented to solve these problems, which aims to minimize the total material handling costs. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is evaluated with a numerical example and compared with other similar approaches. The results show that the proposed approach is indeed effective to solve problems regarding facilities layout.

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Section: B Resolution Approachesmentioning

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A Facility Layout Planner tool based on Genetic Algorithms

Pinto

Gonçalves²,

Cardoso³

et al. 2016

2016 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI)

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“…This tool, currently under development, was used to optimise the design of large spam roof structures with positive results. Applications for spatial problems have been found for floor layout distribution applied to planning problems [11] or for assigning vertical and horizontal space distribution in large buildings [12]. Regarding acoustic performance, GAs were found in the optimization of noise barriers with variable cross sections [13].…”

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Daylight Design of Office Buildings: Optimisation of External Solar Shadings by Using Combined Simulation Methods

González

Fiorito

2015

Buildings

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Abstract:Integrating daylight and energy performance with optimization into the design process has always been a challenge for designers. Most of the building environmental performance simulation tools require a considerable amount of time and iterations for achieving accurate results. Moreover the combination of daylight and energy performances has always been an issue, as different software packages are needed to perform detailed calculations. A simplified method to overcome both issues using recent advances in software integration is explored here. As a case study; the optimization of external shadings in a typical office space in Australia is presented. Results are compared against common solutions adopted as industry standard practices. Visual comfort and energy efficiency are analysed in an integrated approach. The DIVA (Design, Iterate, Validate and Adapt) plug-in for Rhinoceros/Grasshopper software is used as the main tool, given its ability to effectively calculate daylight metrics (using the Radiance/Daysim engine) and energy consumption (using the EnergyPlus engine). The optimization process is carried out parametrically controlling the shadings' geometries. Genetic Algorithms (GA) embedded in the evolutionary solver Galapagos are adopted in order to achieve close to optimum results by controlling iteration parameters. The optimized result, in comparison with conventional design techniques, reveals significant enhancement of comfort levels and energy efficiency. Benefits and drawbacks of the proposed strategy are then discussed. OPEN ACCESSBuildings 2015, 5 561

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“…The four aforementioned trends have been developed since the 1950s starting with Buffa and his SLP (Systematic Layout Planning). Willian Mitchell and Dillon (Jo and Gero, 1998) were the first researchers to take the problem to the architectural design field. Since then four main approaches have been developed: Expert Systems, Shape Grammars, Generative, and Constraint-Based.…”

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Informação de desempenho de um edifício e gráficos de abordagem na concepção de projetos

Lobos¹,

Trebilcock²

2014

arquiteturarevis

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-This research focuses on a new workflow between the fields of Space Layout Planning (SLP) and Building Performance Simulation (BPS) for the early stages of building design with the aim of reducing the energy needs of a building and improving indoor environment quality. Parameters of environmental performance requirements, such as temperature, view, acoustics, and so forth, were selected from different international standards. The intention is to link these performance parameters to a graph that supports schematic design tasks during the creation of architectural floor plans. Programming tests were run to add the information to the graph. A prototype for the early stages of the design is presented in which designers can visualize performance information during the schematic design of floor plans for a building. The complete framework for a BIM (Building Information Modeling) application is described and a case study is presented to demonstrate the usability of the concept.Keywords: building information modeling, space layout planning, floor plan design, building performance simulation, building energy performance, architectural design.Building performance information and graphs approach for the design of fl oor plans Universidad del Bío-Bío RESUMO -Esta pesquisa concentra-se em uma nova linha de trabalho entre os campos de Space Layout Planning (SLP) e Building Performance Simulation (BPS) para fases iniciais de projeto e está destinada a reduzir as necessidades de energia de um edifício e melhorar a qualidade do ambiente interior. Foram selecionados parâmetros de desempenho do ambiente de diferentes normas internacionais, tais como: temperatura, acústica, visual, etc. O objetivo é vincular esses parâmetros de desempenho a um arquivo gráfico. Este gráfico suporta desenhos esquemáticos que são elaborados durante o processo de projeto. Testes de programação foram executados para adicionar estas informações ao gráfico. Um protótipo para as fases iniciais é apresentado. Este protótipo permite aos projetistas verificar, ainda em fase de planta esquemática, informações sobre o desempenho do edifício durante o processo de projeto. A estrutura completa para a aplicação do Building Information Modeling (BIM) é descrito e um estudo de caso é apresentado para demonstrar a aplicação do conceito.Palavras-chave: building information modeling, space layout planning, processo de projeto, desempenho energético do edifício, projeto arquitetônico.

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Space layout planning using an evolutionary approach

Cited by 125 publications

References 16 publications

A Facility Layout Planner tool based on Genetic Algorithms

A Facility Layout Planner tool based on Genetic Algorithms

Daylight Design of Office Buildings: Optimisation of External Solar Shadings by Using Combined Simulation Methods

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