Encoding Urban Ecologies: Automated Building Archetype Generation through Self-Supervised Learning for Energy Modeling

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2404.07435v1
• Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 02:29:08 GMT
• Title: Encoding Urban Ecologies: Automated Building Archetype Generation through Self-Supervised Learning for Energy Modeling
• Authors: Xinwei Zhuang, Zixun Huang, Wentao Zeng, Luisa Caldas,
• Abstract summary: Building sector has emerged as the predominant energy consumer and carbon emission contributor. Existing building archetypes often fail to capture the unique attributes of local buildings and the nuanced distinctions between different cities. This paper presents an alternative tool employing self-supervised learning to distill complex geometric data into representative, locale-specific archetypes.
• Score: 0.5399800035598186
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: As the global population and urbanization expand, the building sector has emerged as the predominant energy consumer and carbon emission contributor. The need for innovative Urban Building Energy Modeling grows, yet existing building archetypes often fail to capture the unique attributes of local buildings and the nuanced distinctions between different cities, jeopardizing the precision of energy modeling. This paper presents an alternative tool employing self-supervised learning to distill complex geometric data into representative, locale-specific archetypes. This study attempts to foster a new paradigm of interaction with built environments, incorporating local parameters to conduct bespoke energy simulations at the community level. The catered archetypes can augment the precision and applicability of energy consumption modeling at different scales across diverse building inventories. This tool provides a potential solution that encourages the exploration of emerging local ecologies. By integrating building envelope characteristics and cultural granularity into the building archetype generation process, we seek a future where architecture and urban design are intricately interwoven with the energy sector in shaping our built environments.

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