Learn to Turn Your Design Spreadsheets Into Optimization Tools

A training program for civil engineers who want to go beyond finding one safe design. Learn to explore thousands of alternatives and find the ones with lower cost and lower carbon—no coding background required.

NTD 12,000

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What Is "Optimization," In Plain Terms?

Right now, when you design something like a footing, you try one size, check if it's safe, and if it passes, you move on. Optimization means teaching your spreadsheet to try hundreds of sizes automatically, throw out anything that fails your own safety checks, and show you the cheapest and lowest-carbon option among the ones that pass.

Think of it like GPS for your design: it doesn't replace your engineering judgment—it just checks more routes than you could by hand, and shows you the best ones.

😐 Today

  • Try 1–2 designs by hand
  • Pick whichever passes first
  • No way to know if it's the best option

🚀 With Optimization

  • Computer tries hundreds of designs
  • Only keeps ones that pass your own checks
  • You choose from the best-ranked options

🙋 Do I need to know how to code?

No. If you can already build a calculation spreadsheet, you already have the hard part. This training shows you how to let the computer repeat that logic thousands of times instead of once.

By the end of this training, you'll be able to.

  • Understand how designs can be optimized to reduce material and construction costs, and cut CO₂e to hit ESG goals.
  • Realize there is a faster, automated way to handle optimization—slashing manual design times from days down to minutes or seconds.
  • Grasp core optimization concepts while ensuring your designs still meet all required safety factors.
  • Know what to ask for, how to ask, and what inputs to give your engineers.
  • Guide your team to lower CO₂e for ESG goals, save money for owners and contractors, and execute faster than ever using advanced AI tools.

See What's Possible

Typical Example

Here's what one engineer found after learning to build an optimization workflow for a single foundation design problem—then applied it across project scales:

Per Footing

MetricImpact
Cost SavingNT$6,000
CO₂e Reduction0.5 t

One Building (60 footings)

MetricImpact
Cost SavingNT$360,000
CO₂e Reduction30 t

Development (20 blocks)

MetricImpact
Potential Cost ReductionNT$7.2 million
Potential CO₂e Reduction600 t

*Typical example only, shown to illustrate the kind of impact these skills can have—not a guarantee. Actual results depend on project conditions, design requirements, material prices, and engineering constraints.

Most Engineers Are Trained to Check Designs. Few Are Trained to Find Better Ones.

Traditional Workflow

Design → Check → Pass → Move Forward

Engineers often stop after finding a safe solution. Critical unanswered questions remain:

  • Is this the lowest-cost solution?
  • Is this the lowest-carbon solution?
  • Is there a better design combination?

This isn't a talent gap—it's a training gap. Most engineers were never taught the automation and optimization skills to look past "safe." This training closes that gap.

What You'll Learn to Build

Traditional Excel Skillset

Input Parameters
↓
Calculation
↓
Single Result

Optimization Engine Skillset

Generate Thousands of Alternatives
↓
Engineering Constraints
↓
Cost & CO₂e Evaluation
↓
Rank Best Solutions

What You'll Learn

🏗️ Structural Systems Covered

  • Foundation systems
  • Reinforced concrete members
  • Steel structures
  • Retaining walls
  • Infrastructure components
  • Repetitive design problems

🛠️ Skills You'll Gain

  • Automating your existing design calculations
  • Setting up constraint checks, step by step
  • Material optimization techniques
  • Cost optimization modeling
  • Carbon optimization analysis
  • Systematic alternative comparison

How the Training Works

🗓️ Choose Your Format

Join a live cohort (5 weekly sessions, 1 hour each) or learn at your own pace online—both cover the same material.

📅 Schedule

Live sessions run weekly over 5 weeks. Self-paced modules are available anytime, so you can start today.

💰 Your Investment

NTD 12,000, for either the live cohort or the self-paced track.

Why Learn This

It's not about replacing your engineering judgment—it's about giving it better options to choose from.

🎓 From Your Trainer

I built optimization design models before the ChatGPT era, so I'll walk you through the groundwork step-by-step so you understand the entire structure. That way, you'll know exactly what and how to demand from your engineers.

I'll also take you through the latest tech advancements so you can apply GenAI to build faster and much cheaper than the manual methods above.

⏱️ Save Time

Stop manually re-running the same sheet with slightly different numbers. Let the computer explore the options while you focus on the judgment calls.

📊 Make More Confident Decisions

Choose from hundreds of checked options instead of the first one that passed—with data behind the choice.

🎓 Build a Career-Valuable Skill

Automation and optimization skills are increasingly valued in engineering. This is a skill that travels with you, not just this project.

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Choose a live cohort or learn at your own pace. NTD 12,000, either track.