Designing resilient and sustainable infrastructure for communities

Natural disasters and climate change pose significant risks to communities. This project uses inverse analysis and multi-objective optimization to design infrastructure that balances resiliency and sustainability. Researchers will identify design solutions that maximize post-event recovery while minimizing global warming potential. The project focuses on optimizing a mass timber building designed for low-damage and self-centering during earthquakes, aiming to reduce repair costs and embodied carbon. This seed funding will also explore other performance goals, such as building affordability and regional-scale risk assessment.