Zhong, Shu;
Aseniero, Bon Adriel;
Groom, Allin Irving;
Harsuvanakit, Arthur;
Lee, Brian Joon;
Zhao, Dale;
Benjamin, David;
(2025)
Towards Interactive AI-assisted Material Selection for Sustainable Building Design.
In:
DIS '25 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference.
(pp. pp. 567-573).
ACM
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Abstract
We present an AI-assisted workflow that supports architects in designing wall assemblies using sustainable materials. Material selection in architecture is a complex process involving multiple data points and trade-offs across environmental performance, cost, and constructability. Making this process more efficient is essential for encouraging sustainable design practices. Our approach uses artificial intelligence and large language models to streamline aspects of material analysis and information management. The workflow integrates into standard architectural practice by translating wall assembly sketches into graph representations that reflect components and their relationships. Through an interactive interface with graph visualisation, architects can explore material options, review properties and substitute components in line with their design intent. We contribute a prototype workflow and report findings from a preliminary study on the integration of AI tools in early design stages. The study highlights benefits such as reduced decision effort, increased confidence, and improved access to material information.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Towards Interactive AI-assisted Material Selection for Sustainable Building Design |
| Event: | DIS '25: Designing Interactive Systems Conference |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1145/3715668.3736354 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1145/3715668.3736354 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry; Sustainability; Net-Zero; Material Selection |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10211118 |
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