Journal of Information Technology in Construction
Journal of Information Technology in Construction
ITcon Vol. 26, pg. 112-127, http://www.itcon.org/2021/7
Prioritization of K-12 School Maintenance Construction Projects Using Genetic Algorithm and Dynamic Programming Models
| DOI: | 10.36680/j.itcon.2021.007 | |
| submitted: | March 2020 | |
| revised: | March 2021 | |
| published: | March 2021 | |
| editor(s): | Obonyo E | |
| authors: | Tariq Shehab, Professor
California State University, Long Beach, USA Tariq.shehab@csulb.edu Reza Haghighat, Research Assistant California State University, Long Beach, USA haghighat1065@gmail.com Kiran K Sajjan, Research Assistant California State University, Long Beach, USA Kiran.SajjanBallekatteThippeswamy@student.csulb.edu Vahid Balali, Assistant Professor California State University, Long Beach, USA Vahid.balali@csulb.edu | |
| summary: | High quality education standards and safe learning environments are the fundamental goals of most educational systems. One step towards achieving these goals is to keep existing school facilities in good working conditions through continues repair and maintenance programs. Due to limited resources, efficient use of allocated funds is necessary. This paper presents an optimization tool using Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Dynamic Programming (DP) that manages the expenses of K-12 school rehabilitation projects. These models help to find the optimum solutions among the given data through mutations and crossover in deriving a possible solution to a multi-layered problem. The proposed optimization tools maximize the benefits of K-12 school repair projects, and focus primarily on serving at-risk students, including those who come from low-income families. To demonstrate the use and capabilities of the proposed tool, a case study is presented. The results revealed by the case study show high potential for better management of school rehabilitation projects and better provision of service to disadvantaged students. | |
| keywords: | K-12, Schools Rehabilitation; Resource Management; Optimization; Genetic (GA) Algorithm; Dynamic Programming (DP), budgeting | |
| full text: | (PDF file, 0.645 MB) | |
| citation: | Shehab T, Haghighat R, Sajjan K K, Balali V (2021). Prioritization of K-12 School Maintenance Construction Projects Using Genetic Algorithm and Dynamic Programming Models, ITcon Vol. 26, pg. 112-127, https://doi.org/10.36680/j.itcon.2021.007 | |
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