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ABSTRACT
It is estimated that fifty percent of the total budget in the construction of a building is spent on the building’s decoration. 0.07-1.0% of the total budget is spent on placing tiles on the external faces of the building. Tile placement plays an important role in the building’s appearance. Plans can be made to place the tiles on the surface of buildings, however the placement is limited by the size of the tiles, the height of the floors, the cross sectional area of the columns and pillars, and the span between the pillars. Due to these limitations, it is extremely difficult to place the tiles on external surfaces in an optimal manner.
Previous research has not yet explored the optimal placement of tiles on the external surfaces of buildings. In order to place the tiles in an optimal way, the sizing and placement of the doors, windows, columns, pillars and spans need to be considered. This research develops a model to guide practitioners to create an optimal tile placement plan for the external surfaces of buildings. From the case studies, the developed model is proven not only accurate in placing tiles optimally but is also conducive to cost saving due to creating an optimal tile plan from the beginning of the project.
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