Energy-aware design: Predicting building performance from layout graphs

Jianpeng Cao, Hang Zhang, Anton Savov, Daniel M. Hall, Benjamin Dillenburger

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Abstract

Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have become a popular toolkit for generative floor plan design. Although design variation has improved greatly, few studies consider non- geometrical characteristics, such as building energy performance, in the generative design process. This paper presents a GNN-based approach to predict the energy performance for floor plan customization (energy-aware design). The approach lays the foundation for a performance-aware generative design using GNN. The results show that the GNN can achieve high accuracy in energy performance prediction.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2022 European Conference on Computing in Construction
EditorsLavinia Chiara Tagliabue, Daniel M. Hall, Athanasios Chassiakos, Dragana Nikolić, Ranjith Soman
Place of PublicationIxia, Rhodes, Greece
PublisherEuropean Council on Computing in Construction (EC3)
Pages130-137
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)978-8-875902-26-1
ISBN (Print)9788875902261
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes
EventEuropean Conference on Computing in Construction, EC3 2022 - Rhodes, Greece
Duration: 24 Jul 202226 Jul 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction
ISSN (Electronic)2684-1150

Conference

ConferenceEuropean Conference on Computing in Construction, EC3 2022
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityRhodes
Period24/07/2226/07/22

Keywords

  • GNN
  • spatial layout
  • building energy performance

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