This book presents a rigorous and forward-looking synthesis of artificial intelligence, robotics, and automated fabrication as they converge to redefine the understanding and practice of modern construction. In this volume, the construction site is no longer a domain dominated by manual labor or static workflows, but rather an intelligent ecosystem—self-correcting, behaviorally aligned, and governed by algorithmic foresight. At the heart of this transformation lies a multi-layered architecture of computational learning that reconfigures how buildings are planned, optimized, and erected in real time. The author begins by embedding resource allocation into a mathematically structured landscape, introducing Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) with cooperative Q-learning as a baseline for decentralized decision-making. Quantum Genetic Algorithms (QGAs) and Graph Convolutional Networks (GCNs) elevate resource planning into a multi-objective, simulation-driven process, where digital twins embedded in BIM environments act as live engines for optimization. This progression culminates in the use of LSTM-based predictive analytics and Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) scheduling agents, enabling proactive orchestration of labor, materials, and equipment under uncertainty. Dr. Sargiotis maps a tectonic transformation in how we conceive, design, and construct our cities. Through mathematics, machine intelligence, and moral insight, construction becomes a site of environmental stewardship, ethical innovation, and computational creativity.
This book presents a rigorous and forward-looking synthesis of artificial intelligence, robotics, and automated fabrication as they converge to redefine the understanding and practice of modern construction. In this volume, the construction site is no longer a domain dominated by manual labor or static workflows, but rather an intelligent ecosystem—self-correcting, behaviorally aligned, and governed by algorithmic foresight. At the heart of this transformation lies a multi-layered architecture of computational learning that reconfigures how buildings are planned, optimized, and erected in real time. The author begins by embedding resource allocation into a mathematically structured landscape, introducing Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) with cooperative Q-learning as a baseline for decentralized decision-making. Quantum Genetic Algorithms (QGAs) and Graph Convolutional Networks (GCNs) elevate resource planning into a multi-objective, simulation-driven process, where digital twins embedded in BIM environments act as live engines for optimization. This progression culminates in the use of LSTM-based predictive analytics and Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) scheduling agents, enabling proactive orchestration of labor, materials, and equipment under uncertainty. Dr. Sargiotis maps a tectonic transformation in how we conceive, design, and construct our cities. Through mathematics, machine intelligence, and moral insight, construction becomes a site of environmental stewardship, ethical innovation, and computational creativity.
Dimitrios Sargiotis
AI robotics construction methods application of generative design algorithms optimization of construction logistics intelligent construction systems Internet of Things (IoT) AI-Driven Construction Robotics in Construction Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) 3D Printing in Architecture Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) Modular and Prefabricated Construction Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO)