Table 4 Optimization effect analysis.

From: Multi-objective optimization design approach for prefabricated buildings to minimize cost, duration and carbon emissions using ant colony algorithm

Different scenarios

Layers

Cast-in-place building

Prefabricated Building

Fully cast-in-place scenario

Baseline scenario

Cost-conscious

Duration-conscious

Carbon emissions-conscious

Target weights

-

-

C:T:E = 1:1:1

C:T:E = 4:1:1

C:T:E = 1:4:1

C:T:E = 1:1:4

Precast rate (%)

-

0

25.259

27.728

32.14

30.49

Columns

First layer

Cast-in-place

Prefabrication

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Prefabrication

Second layer

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Third layer

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

beams

First layer

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Second layer

Cast-in-place

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Third layer

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Boards

First layer

Cast-in-place

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Second layer

Cast-in-place

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Third layer

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Prefabrication

Cast-in-place

Walls

First layer

Cast-in-place

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Second layer

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Third layer

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Stairs

First layer

Cast-in-place

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Second layer

Cast-in-place

Cast-in-place

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Prefabrication

Cost (yuan) × 105

-

7.14

7.11

7.05

7.12

7.09

Construction duration (days)

-

147

119

113

106

109

Carbon Emissions(t)

-

304

263

260

252

248