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dc.contributor.authorShahi, Sheida
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-01 15:44:43 (GMT)
dc.date.available2021-04-01 15:44:43 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2021-04-01
dc.date.submitted2021-03-29
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/16867
dc.description.abstractAdapting existing buildings is complex, but it can reduce the ratio of operating-to-embodied energy and the amount of demolition and construction waste. There has been a growing interest in the adaptation of existing buildings over the past decade as a response to changing environmental conditions and resource depletion. A cohesive perspective on project scope definition, design option assessment, tools and techniques for improving building adaptation is demonstrated. A definition framework is developed first, enabling consistent categorization of building adaptation projects. Then, a decision-making framework is presented for supporting generation, evaluation and selection of multiple conceptually orthogonal design options as a basis for future computational design optimization and detailed design. Lastly, a methodology is developed to improve building adaptation design decision-making by considering multiple environmental and financial parameters, using physics-based simulation tools and decision-making frameworks including multi-attribute utility and interactive multi-objective optimization. The combination of frameworks and methodologies presented in this thesis have been demonstrated to be useful in clarifying building adaptation project scope and definition, and early-stage design and feasibility decision-making. This thesis marks a reference for the future development of interactive and computational tools for improving the proliferation and performance of building adaptation projects.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.subjectbuilding adaptationen
dc.subjectadaptive reuseen
dc.subjectdesign appraisalen
dc.subjectdesign optimizationen
dc.subjectphysics-based simulation toolsen
dc.titleDeveloping design option assessment methods for high-rise residential building adaptation projectsen
dc.typeDoctoral Thesisen
dc.pendingfalse
uws-etd.degree.departmentCivil and Environmental Engineeringen
uws-etd.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
uws-etd.degree.grantorUniversity of Waterlooen
uws-etd.degreeDoctor of Philosophyen
uws-etd.embargo.terms0en
uws.contributor.advisorHaas, Carl
uws.contributor.advisorBeesley, Philip
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Engineeringen
uws.published.cityWaterlooen
uws.published.countryCanadaen
uws.published.provinceOntarioen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen


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