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Fig. 5.6 Integration of an optimization algorithm with BPS (Bucking et al .,
2013)
Fig. 5.7 Overview of evolutionary algorithm (Bucking, 2013)
A set of genomes, or simplified representations of building designs, forms
the population. In Figure 5.7 , the population is initialized by randomly
creating a population of a specified size. The fitness of each individual is
evaluated using a building simulation tool. This population becomes the
parent population as it enters the evolutionary cycle. Parent selection is
used to select genomes for variation operators, such as recombination and
mutations. The fitness of new individuals, called children, is evaluated.