Improving Regulations for Automated Design Checking Through Decision Analysis Good Practices: A Conceptual Application to the Construction Sector

Ricardo J.G. Mateus; Francisco Silva Pinto; Judith Fauth; Miguel Azenha; José Granja; Ricardo Veludo; Bruno Muniz; João Reis; Pedro Marques

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-38241-3_19

Improving Regulations for Automated Design Checking Through Decision Analysis Good Practices: A Conceptual Application to the Construction Sector

Ricardo J.G. Mateus, Francisco Silva Pinto, Judith Fauth, Miguel Azenha, José Granja, Ricardo Veludo, Bruno Muniz, João Reis, Pedro Marques

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Abstract

Automating regulations is difficult because they were not drafted for computers. This article suggests decision analysis good practices to structure, analyze and support regulation drafting, namely: structuring rules using a means-ends objectives network, identifying the level at which rules should be set, developing performance measures for each fundamental objective, setting compliance thresholds based on the respective upper-level objectives and trade-offs, and monitoring and adapting rules. The approach is illustrated and validated through its theoretical application to Portuguese rights to light regulation. It proposes specific performance-based metrics on three fundamental objectives from this regulation: direct sunlight; natural daylight; and solar energy. Climate-based daylight simulation methods coupled with Building Information Modeling (BIM) provide the breakthrough to develop better performance-based metrics, rules, and building design optimization.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing
Subtitle of host publication	Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems - Proceedings of FAIM 2023
Editors	Francisco J. G. Silva, Raul D.S.G. Campilho, António B. Pereira
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	160-169
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783031382406
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38241-3_19
Publication status	Published - 24 Aug 2023
Event	32nd International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM 2023 - Porto, Portugal Duration: 18 Jun 2023 → 22 Jun 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)	2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-4364

Conference

Conference	32nd International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM 2023
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Porto
Period	18/06/23 → 22/06/23

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2024, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Funding

Acknowledgments. The authors would like to thank three anonymous reviewers for their comments on the draft version of this paper. This work was partly financed by FCT/MCTES through national funds (PIDDAC) under the R&D Unit Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), under reference UIDB / 04029/2020, and under the Associate Laboratory Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems ARISE under reference LA/P/0112/2020.

Funders	Funder number
ISISE	UIDB / 04029/2020, LA/P/0112/2020
R&D Unit Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior

Keywords

Automation
Building Permit
Decision Analysis
Legal Drafting
Regulation

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Mateus, R. J. G., Pinto, F. S., Fauth, J., Azenha, M., Granja, J., Veludo, R., Muniz, B., Reis, J., & Marques, P. (2023). Improving Regulations for Automated Design Checking Through Decision Analysis Good Practices: A Conceptual Application to the Construction Sector. In F. J. G. Silva, R. D. S. G. Campilho, & A. B. Pereira (Eds.), Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems - Proceedings of FAIM 2023 (pp. 160-169). (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38241-3_19

Mateus, Ricardo J.G. ; Pinto, Francisco Silva ; Fauth, Judith et al. / Improving Regulations for Automated Design Checking Through Decision Analysis Good Practices : A Conceptual Application to the Construction Sector. Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems - Proceedings of FAIM 2023. editor / Francisco J. G. Silva ; Raul D.S.G. Campilho ; António B. Pereira. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. pp. 160-169 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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Mateus, RJG , Pinto, FS, Fauth, J, Azenha, M, Granja, J, Veludo, R, Muniz, B, Reis, J & Marques, P 2023, Improving Regulations for Automated Design Checking Through Decision Analysis Good Practices: A Conceptual Application to the Construction Sector. in FJG Silva, RDSG Campilho & AB Pereira (eds), Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems - Proceedings of FAIM 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 160-169, 32nd International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM 2023, Porto, Portugal, 18/06/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38241-3_19

Improving Regulations for Automated Design Checking Through Decision Analysis Good Practices: A Conceptual Application to the Construction Sector. / Mateus, Ricardo J.G.; Pinto, Francisco Silva; Fauth, Judith et al.
Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems - Proceedings of FAIM 2023. ed. / Francisco J. G. Silva; Raul D.S.G. Campilho; António B. Pereira. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. p. 160-169 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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Mateus RJG , Pinto FS, Fauth J, Azenha M, Granja J, Veludo R et al. Improving Regulations for Automated Design Checking Through Decision Analysis Good Practices: A Conceptual Application to the Construction Sector. In Silva FJG, Campilho RDSG, Pereira AB, editors, Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems - Proceedings of FAIM 2023. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2023. p. 160-169. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-38241-3_19

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