Find below the 19-chapter structure of this newly published Elsevier book, bringing together international contributions from authors affiliated with institutions across 13 countries.
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Chapter 1. Artificial intelligence transforming low-carbon buildings into engines of innovation and youth employment
1.1 An unavoidable climate emergency
1.2 Harnessing AI for a sustainable built environment
1.3 AI rewiring the built environment into a startup engine
1.4 Conclusions
1.5 Outline of the book
Acknowledgments
References
Part 1 — Leveraging AI for a circular economy
Chapter 2. Advancing circular construction through artificial intelligence: A multilayered approach integrated within Royal Institute of British Architects plan of work
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Lifecycle approach for AI-supported circular construction
2.3 Integrating AI-driven circular construction within the Royal Institute of British Architects and layers framework
2.4 Discussion
2.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3. An AI-integrated approach to reducing environmental footprints in construction and demolition
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research methodology
3.3 Model development
3.4 Results
3.5 Discussion
3.6 Conclusion
CRediT authorship contribution statement
Declaration of competing interest
Acknowledgments
Data availability statement
References
Chapter 4. Materials passport to enhance circular economy in residential buildings
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Design and implementation of material passports in residential construction
4.3 Data mining and AI integration potential
4.4 Implementation challenges and the way forward
4.5 Concluding remarks
References
Chapter 5. AI-assisted mix design optimization for recycled aggregate concrete
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Dataset characterization
5.3 Compressive strength prediction by Tabular Prior-Data Fitted Network
5.4 Sustainability-related evaluation
5.5 Recycled aggregate concrete mix design optimization
5.6 Conclusion and discussion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 6. Major artificial intelligence challenges and shortcomings in construction and demolition waste management
6.1 Introduction: why “AI shortcomings” matter in construction and demolition waste management
6.2 Construction and demolition waste management system and artificial intelligence opportunity landscape
6.3 Core artificial intelligence shortcomings across the artificial intelligence pipeline
6.4 Socio-technical, governance, and responsible-artificial intelligence barriers to adoption
6.5 Evidence from practice: cases, failures, and lessons learnt
6.6 Conclusions and stakeholder recommendations
References
Part 2 — AI-enabled smart technologies
Chapter 7. Artificial intelligence for hazard prediction in Construction and Demolition Waste
7.1 Introduction
7.2 From the bulk composition to the leachates
7.3 Leaching of construction waste
7.4 Leaching forecasts
7.5 Environmental metrics
7.6 Clustering of compositional data
7.7 Dealing with compositional data analysis
7.8 Multivariate statistical methods
7.9 Machine learning clustering
7.10 Unsupervised clustering
7.11 Supervised clustering
7.12 Machine learning prediction of leachates
7.13 From compositional clusters to leaching predictions
7.14 Data harmonisation and standardisation strategies
7.15 Conclusions
References
Chapter 8. Artificial intelligence in building energy efficiency and management
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Background and related work
8.3 Method
8.4 Results
8.5 Conclusion and implications
Data and ethics
References
Chapter 9. Artificial intelligence-enhanced strategies for energy-efficient and affordable housing
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Background and necessity
9.3 AI-enhanced strategies and implementations
9.4 Cross-cutting issues, ethics, and research gaps
9.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 10. Artificial intelligence assisted cost prediction for climate-responsive and affordable green housing
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Artificial intelligence techniques for cost prediction
10.3 Research methodology
10.4 Data requirements for artificial intelligence cost prediction
10.5 Benefits of artificial intelligence-assisted cost prediction
10.6 Case studies
10.7 Challenges of artificial intelligence cost prediction
10.8 Optimizing affordable housing design with artificial intelligence cost prediction models
10.9 Conclusion
References
Chapter 11. Artificial intelligence contribution for diagnosis for renovation measures identification—from reality capture to generative retrofitting workflows
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Materials and methods
11.3 Analysis
11.4 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 12. Beyond digital costing: a self-optimising cost system for sustainable off-site construction
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Theoretical framing: from digital costing to autonomous regulation
12.3 Self-optimzing cost system-5 architecture: a constraint-aware autonomous cost system
12.4 Methodology
12.5 Results
12.6 Discussion and theoretical implications
12.7 Conclusion, limitations, and research agenda
References
Chapter 13. Artificial intelligence-integration of digital twins and blockchain for smart building management
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Safety management for smart home
13.3 Roadmap
13.4 Technological implications
13.5 Economic implications
13.6 Social implications
13.7 Ethical and legal implications
13.8 Implications for sustainability from local to global levels
13.9 Explainable AI application
13.10 Green AI versus Red AI
13.11 Challenges due to approaching postquantum security
13.12 Directions of further research
13.13 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 14. AI-assisted classification and Pareto optimization for cost-effective renovation
14.1 Regulatory framework and decarbonization targets in the German building sector
14.2 The TABULA building typology
14.3 Methodological design
14.4 Case study
14.5 Conclusion
14.6 Discussion
14.7 Conclusions and future outlook
14.8 Future outlook
14.9 Concluding remark
References
Part 3 — Harnessing AI solutions to strengthen building resilience
Chapter 15. Artificial intelligence and performance prediction of climate-resilient building materials: a review
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Review methodology
15.3 AI for predicting material degradation under climate stress
15.4 Extreme event performance
15.5 AI-driven discovery of resilient materials
15.6 Smart and adaptive materials
15.7 Integration with structural and lifecycle models
15.8 Cross-cutting limitations and research gaps
15.9 Comparative assessment of AI methods
15.10 Industrial adoption, regulatory barriers, and case studies
15.11 Conclusions
15.12 Priority research agenda
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 16. Artificial intelligence-driven design and optimisation of resilient construction materials for extreme climate conditions: a review
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Methodology
16.3 Mechanical property prediction for high-performance concrete
16.4 Durability prediction under extreme climate conditions
16.5 Geopolymer and alkali-activated materials
16.6 Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
16.7 Multiobjective mix-design optimization
16.8 Life cycle assessment and embodied-carbon minimization
16.9 Self-healing and smart protective materials
16.10 Phase change materials and building thermal resilience
16.11 Explainable artificial intelligence and physics-informed methods
16.12 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 17. Integrated machine learning, life cycle assessment, and circular economy frameworks for climate-resilient buildings under energy and climate uncertainty: a review
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Theoretical foundations
17.3 Machine learning approaches in building life cycle assessment and energy performance
17.4 Multiobjective optimization in building design
17.5 Emerging integrated frameworks: machine learning, life cycle assessment, and circular economy
17.6 Research gaps and positioning of the present study
17.7 Synthesis and chapter conclusions
17.8 Future research agenda
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 18. AI-driven storm-resistant housing resilience
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Literature review
18.3 Methodology: rank-based sensitivity screening and explainable AI-guided machine learning for early building design
18.4 Results and discussion
18.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 19. Artificial intelligence approaches for evaluating resilience loss in reinforced concrete structures under aftershocks
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Recurrent transformer network
19.3 Resilience assessment considering mainshock-aftershocks
19.4 Illustrative example: 5-story prefabricated reinforced concrete frame building
19.5 Conclusion and future trends
Acknowledgments
References


