ArticleBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)2026
A Bio-Inspired Approach to Sustainable Building Design Optimization: Multi-Objective Flow Direction Algorithm with One-Hot Encoding.
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The urgent need for sustainable building design calls for advanced optimization methods that simultaneously address economic and environmental objectives, particularly those involving mixed discrete-continuous variables such as insulation material, heating source, and insulation thickness. While nature-inspired metaheuristics have shown promise in engineering optimization, their application to building envelope design remains limited, especially in handling discrete choices efficiently within a multi-objective framework. Inspired by the natural process of rainwater runoff and drainage basin dynamics, this study presents a novel hybrid approach integrating the Multi-Purpose Flow Direction Algorithm (MOFDA) with One-Hot Encoding to optimize external wall insulation. This bio-inspired algorithm mimics how water seeks optimal paths across terrain, enabling effective navigation of complex design spaces with both categorical and continuous variables. The model aims to minimize total lifecycle costs and CO
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