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Table 3

AI functions in construction and material management

AI functions (transcription codes)	Selected quotes
Conducting material selection for building construction	“Using agent-based modeling combining agents with LLMs to test performance on material choice.” _{(Int #6)} “By creating a three-dimensional (3D) model in Revit, AI understands the kind of scenario or design that we’re trying to play out in terms of materiality.” _{(Int #8)}
Facilitating the deconstruction process	“ML approach shows that building is ready for deconstruction or getting close to the end of life”. _{(Int #2)} “Using AI to help with the kind of demolition process like the staging of demolition to understand which parts we need to break down further to better utilize those materials.” _{(Int #8)}
Optimizing resource usage	“AI can help in optimizing resource usage by predicting material needs more accurately and reducing waste.” _{Int #7)}
Minimizing waste	“Optimize how different industries could be collocated or interconnected in a way that reduces the overall waste of the system and think about that cradle-to-cradle approach.” _{(Int #9)}
Tracking building materials	“We don’t keep track of what goes into our buildings now. So that would be the first enabling step in my mind is tracking all those.” _{(Int #2)}
Manufacturing low-energy materials	“This idea of discovering a different process to manufacture existing materials could be explored by AI to find lower-energy chemical reaction pathways or one that uses less material or produces less waste.” _{(Int #9)}

AI functions (transcription codes)	Selected quotes
Conducting material selection for building construction	“Using agent-based modeling combining agents with LLMs to test performance on material choice.” _{(Int #6)}“By creating a three-dimensional (3D) model in Revit, AI understands the kind of scenario or design that we’re trying to play out in terms of materiality.” _{(Int #8)}
Facilitating the deconstruction process	“ML approach shows that building is ready for deconstruction or getting close to the end of life”. _{(Int #2)}“Using AI to help with the kind of demolition process like the staging of demolition to understand which parts we need to break down further to better utilize those materials.” _{(Int #8)}
Optimizing resource usage	“AI can help in optimizing resource usage by predicting material needs more accurately and reducing waste.” _{Int #7)}
Minimizing waste	“Optimize how different industries could be collocated or interconnected in a way that reduces the overall waste of the system and think about that cradle-to-cradle approach.” _{(Int #9)}
Tracking building materials	“We don’t keep track of what goes into our buildings now. So that would be the first enabling step in my mind is tracking all those.” _{(Int #2)}
Manufacturing low-energy materials	“This idea of discovering a different process to manufacture existing materials could be explored by AI to find lower-energy chemical reaction pathways or one that uses less material or produces less waste.” _{(Int #9)}

Source(s): Authors’ own work