Development of an Automated Optimizer for Sustainable Urban Landscape Design
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Construction Engineering Department
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Construction Engineering Department
Third Author's Department
Architecture Department
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Construction Engineering Department
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0926580517307689
Document Type
Research Article
Publication Title
Automation in Construction
Publication Date
10-31-2018
doi
10.1016/j.autcon.2018.05.031
Abstract
Current practice in selecting plants in the field of landscape design is based largely on aesthetic criteria, rather than cost and water consumption needs. This typically results in a design that neither minimizes the Life Cycle Cost (LCC) to the fullest nor optimizes the sustainability of water resources. This paper presents an Automated Optimizer for Sustainable Urban Landscape design (SEOUL) that supports landscape architects in overcoming the drawbacks of current practice. It consists of a database module that includes the list of plants from which the tool makes its selection, as well as an optimization model that uses dynamic programming to optimize the plant selection through minimizing initial cost and water needs. SEOUL is applied on selected case study projects in Egypt to demonstrate the functionality. It was validated by comparing SEOUL's results to those received from current practice through three actual projects. The results obtained shows a 44% and 33% savings in initial cost and water consumption respectively when using SEOUL versus traditional landscape design tools. In addition, the application's ergonomics was evaluated for ease of use, simplicity and efficiency for the end-users.
First Page
93
Last Page
103
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APA Citation
Hosny, O. A.
Dorra, E. M.
Tarabieh, K. A.
&
Nassar, K.
(2018). Development of an Automated Optimizer for Sustainable Urban Landscape Design. Automation in Construction, 94, 93–103.
10.1016/j.autcon.2018.05.031
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_journal_articles/166
MLA Citation
Hosny, Ossama, et al.
"Development of an Automated Optimizer for Sustainable Urban Landscape Design." Automation in Construction, vol. 94, 2018, pp. 93–103.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_journal_articles/166