Intelligent Configurator
Rapid Design Generation and Optimization in Modern Methods of Construction
At a glance
- Project leader : Dr. Konrad Graser
- Project team : Dr. Jianpeng Cao, Dr. Evangelos Pantazis
- Project budget : CHF 270'354
- Project status : ongoing
- Funding partner : Innosuisse (Innovationsprojekt / Projekt Nr. 108.408.1 IP-SBM)
- Contact person : Konrad Graser
Description
Development of a web-based building design configurator to enable a product-approach to construction.
The project is a research collaboration of the ZHAW Center for Building Technologies and Processes, TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment and Implenia AG and includes:
- Development of a configurator tool built upon existing BIM functions to configure customized building designs from a Kit-of-Parts, a set of interoperable components
- Development of a BIM library for Real Estate Products, offering easy BIM data accessibility in a collaborative approach.
- Establishment of a database system to enable 1) the ability to view, access, and edit design information for Real Estate Products, 2) the generation of a bill-of-materials, and 3) production check with manufacturing constraints.
- Automation of the comparison between architectural designs and existing Real Estate Product designs from the BIM library to maximize their use across multiple projects and reduce development time.
- Optimization of project configurations in a hybrid approach using Real Estate Products and engineered-to-order kit-of-parts for a high degree of customization.