Multi-LOD generative approach for multi-objective sustainability optimization from the early stages of building design
A generative design method integrating multiple levels of detail (LOD) to optimize sustainability objectives during the earliest stages of building design.

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1. Bouillon, C., Boulakia, B. C., Beddiar, K., Jaboin, Y., & Duval, F. (2025). Multi-LOD generative approach for multi-objective sustainability optimization from the early stages of building design. Automation in Construction, 177, 106326.
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1. Kanthila, C., Boodi, A., Beddiar, K., Amirat, Y., Benbouzid, M. (2024, May). Cross-Building Transfer Learning for Occupancy Prediction. Compte rendu des Journées couplées du GDR SEEDS et de la conférence JCGE.
2. Beddiar, K., Renard-Brazzi, D. (2024). Lean-green-digital : principes et évolutions pour l’efficacité et la durabilité des projets de construction. Techniques de l’Ingénieur.
3. Attouri, E., Beddiar, K., Chazal, P. (2021). La construction hors-site : un nouveau paradigme dans l’acte de construire. Techniques de l’Ingénieur. Link here ↗
4. Beddiar, K. (2020). Bâtiment 4.0. Techniques de l’Ingénieur. Link here ↗
5.Beddiar, K., Rault, G., Berthaud, Y., Thorel, L., & Dupas, A. (2006). Accélération de la consolidation des argiles par électro-osmose: essais en centrifugeuse. Revue française de Géotechnique, (114), 43–52. Link here ↗
1. Beddiar, K., Fen-Chong, T., & Berthaud, Y. (2020). Origin of pore water pressure gradient in electro-osmosed saturated kaolinite: experimental and theoretical study. In Poromechanics II (pp. 333–338). CRC Press. ISBN 9781003078807.
2. Beddiar, K., Thorel, L., Rault, G., & Berthaud, Y. (2002). Electro-osmosis on clays in 1D-centrifuge test. In Physical modelling in geotechnics: ICPMG’02 (pp. 337–342). ISBN 90-5809-389-1.
3. Beddiar, K., Dupas, A., Berthaud, Y. (2002). Couplages électro-hydro-mécaniques, application à l’électro-osmose. In: Mecanotransduction (pp. 199–207). ISBN 2-84107-432-3.
1. Beddiar, K., Grellier, C., Woods, E. (2019). Blockchain au service de la ville du futur. Revue Technique du Moniteur, n°71, 16 p.
2. Lemale, J., Beddiar, K., Amjahdi, M. (2018). Solutions énergétiques dans les écoquartiers. Revue technique du Moniteur, n°60, 25 p.
3. Duplàa, E., Beddiar, K. (2005). Industrialisation et Ingénierie dans le BTP. Acte du colloque « les pratiques des TICE du secteur de la construction », Medi@Construct, pp. 31–35.
1. Conf Khalil IECON 2025 Madrid. [lien à ajouter]Conf Germain.
2. Bouillon, C., Cohen-Boulakia, B., Beddiar, K., Jaboin, Y., & Duval, F. (2024, Sept). Automated carbon footprint assessment from the early design stage of building… SEB-24, Santa Cruz (Portugal).
3. Al Sayed, K., Boodi, A., Sadeghian Broujeny, R., Beddiar, K. (2024, Nov). DuoBrain-HVAC: A Hybrid Autonomous Agent for Controlling HVAC Systems. TELFOR, Belgrade, Serbia.
4. El Mounla, K., Beladjine, D., Beddiar, K. (2024, July). Lean-BIM Synergy… IGLC, Auckland University of Technology, NZ. [lien à ajouter]Al Sayed, K., Boodi, A., Sadeghian, R., Beddiar, K. (2023, Oct). Reinforcement Learning for Optimal HVAC Control… IECON 2023, Singapore.
5. Douiri, L., Ouchani, S., Kordoghli, S., Zagrouba, F., Beddiar, K. (2024). Distributed Transactive Energy Management in Microgrids Based on Blockchain. In CRiSIS 2023, LNCS 14529. Link here ↗
6. Kanthila, C., Boodi, A., Beddiar, K., Amirat, Y., Benbouzid, M. (2023, Oct). Occupancy Prediction in Buildings using Cascaded LSTM Model. IECON 2023, Singapore. [lien à ajouter]Kanthila, C., Boodi, A., Beddiar, K., Amirat, Y., Benbouzid, M. (2022). Building Occupancy Detection using Machine Learning-based Approaches: Evaluation and Comparison. IECON 2022, Brussels, pp. 1–6. Link here ↗
7. Kanthila, C., Boodi, A., Beddiar, K., Amirat, Y., & Benbouzid, M. (2021, Sept). Markov Chain-based Algorithms for Building Occupancy Modeling: A Review. SPIES 2021, pp. 438–443. Link here ↗
8.El Mounla, K., Beladjine, D., Beddiar, K. (2023, Mar). Lean and BIM Synergy in the Design Phase… 2nd International Summit on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Florence, Italy.
9. Schiavi, B., Havard, V., Beddiar, K., & Baudry, D. (2021, Nov). VR Simulation of Operating Procedure in Construction… International Conference on Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality. Link here ↗
10. Schiavi, B., Havard, V., Beddiar, K., & Baudry, D. (2021). Semi-automatic generation of VR procedural scenarios… CONVR2021, pp. 104–111.
11. Sbiti, S., Beddiar, K., Beladjine, D., Perrault, R. (2020). Field management solutions supporting foreman executive tasks. ICLCLPT 2021, 123–135.
12. Sbiti, M., Beddiar, K., Beladjine, D., Perrault, R. (2020). La construction DIGITALEAN : exigences et propositions. e-CONFERE.
13. Beddiar, K., Bouillon, C., Jaboin, Y. (2020). Urban village: towards the agro-alimentary autonomy. e-CONFERE.
14. Ouanh, N. H., Beddiar, K., Jaboin, Y. (2019). L’économie circulaire… CONFERE 2019, Galway (Irlande).
15. Boodi, A., Beddiar, K., Amirat, Y., & Benbouzid, M. (2019, Oct). Model predictive control-based thermal comfort and energy optimization. IECON 2019, Vol. 1, 5801–5806. Link here ↗
16. Boodi, A., Beddiar, K., Amirat, Y., & Benbouzid, M. (2019, Aug). A numerical approach for buildings reduced thermal model parameters evaluation. IOP Conf. Series: EES 322(1), 012015. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/322/1/012015
17. Martin, P., Beladjine, D., & Beddiar, K. (2019). Evolution within the maturity concept of BIM. WIT Transactions on the Built Environment, 192, 131–142. https://doi.org/10.2495/BIM190121
18. Blanchard, S., Beladjine, B., Beddiar, K. (2018). One or more BIM Managers in France… 20th Int. Conf. on Building Information Models and Space Management, London, UK.
19. Godefroy, B., Beladjine, D., Beddiar, K. (2018). Development of BIM in property industry… 20th Int. Conf. on Building Information Models and Space Management, London, UK.
20. Beddiar, K., Bouillon, C., Jaboin, Y. (2018). Le BIM : vecteur de l’innovation frugale… CONFERE 2018, Budapest. [lien à ajouter]Guichard, S., Beddiar, K., Miranville, F., & Boyer, H. (2017, June). Simulation approach of indoor thermal comfort improvement with use of PCM. EEEIC/I&CPS Europe 2017. https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2017.7977521
21. Tranchant, A., Beladjine, D., & Beddiar, K. (2017). BIM in French SMEs: from innovation to necessity. WIT Transactions on the Built Environment, 169, 135–142. https://doi.org/10.2495/BIM170131
22. Finet, J., Beddiar, K. (2014). Concept de bâtiments « normés » conçus suivant une approche multicritères. CONFERE 2014, Šibenik (Croatie).
23. Bourgès-Gastaud, S., Berthaud, Y., Beddiar, K. (2013). Electro-dewatering of mineral sludge… CIM Convention, Toronto.
24. Macces, M., Beddiar, K. (2013). La dimension passive dans la construction à énergie positive. CONFERE 2013, Biarritz.
25. Silvestre Ordaz, A., Beddiar, K. (2012). Risk management applied to urban tunneling projects. CONFERE 2012, Biarritz.
26. Cámara, J. M., Gadea, J., Beddiar, K., Neuenhofer, A., Cairns, P., Krol, D. (2012). ICEW: an international collaboration framework. CUIEET, Las Palmas.
27. Dingkuhn, R., Marié, X., Poupardin, P., Beddiar, K. (2011). Achieving innovation in SMEs. CONFERE 2011, Biarritz.
28. Berthaud, Y., Caré, S., Beddiar, K., Ouglova, A., François, M., Bernier, G. (2004). Rôle de la corrosion sur l’adhérence aciers-béton… Colloque annuel RF2B, Canada.
29. Millard, A., L’Hostis, V., Beddiar, K., Berthaud, Y., & Caré, S. (2004). Modelling the cracking of a reinforced concrete structure… NEA, 283–294. DOI: 21068518.
30. Ouglova, A., Berthaud, Y., Petre-Lazar, I., Beddiar, K., & Raharinaivo, A. (2003). The influence of cover delamination… 2nd RILEM Workshop. DOI: 10.1617/2912143780.010
31. Bresson, A., Caré, S., Beddiar, K. (2003). Couplage entre corrosion et mécanique dans le béton armé. XVIe Congrès Français de Mécanique, Nice.
32. Ouglova, A., Petre-Lazar, I., Berthaud, Y., Beddiar, K. (2003). Étude des propriétés mécaniques d’un oxyde de fer. Colloque national MECAMAT, Aussois.
33.Beddiar, K., Berthaud, Y., Dupas, A. (2000). Thermo-hydro-electro-mechanical coupling. ICTAM. ISBN 0-306-4695611.
1. Bâtiment bas Carbone et rénovation énergétique, MEDIBAT, Sfax, Tunisie, 4–7 oct. 2023.
2. Bâtiment numérique et industrialisé. Ville durable post-COVID, MEDIBAT, Sfax, Tunisie, 6–9 oct. 2021.
3. Apport de la Construction 4.0 à l’impression 3D béton (avec Pr Z. Lafhaj), Assises Européennes de la Fabrication additive, e-conference, Nantes, 8–10 juin.
4. How BIM and CIM make our cities smarter? MORGEO’20, Casablanca, 2020.
5. Blockchain applications in construction, ACE-Workshop 2020, École Centrale Lille, 2020.
6. BIM a powerful tool to meet energetic objectives, Interreg « Rehabilite » Angoulême.
2016 – Design of the future teaching, research, and technology transfer facilities of the CESI Campus (Paquabot), Saint-Nazaire. Inaugurated in 2022.
2015 – Design of the CESI “Building of the Future” demonstrator. Inaugurated in 2017.