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An interactive multi-criteria decision-making method for building performance design
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Highlights A multi-criterion decision-making method in building optimization was proposed. Architects can combine their preferences in the building optimization process. The sensitivity analysis result will improve the analytic hierarchy process. The efficiency of architects’ designs has been greatly improved.
Abstract Building performance design is essential to support sustainable urban development. It involves multiple conflicting performance, such as energy consumption and daylighting. These potential conflicts present a challenging issue for architects to get trade-off solutions. This study proposed a multi-criteria decision-making method based on sensitivity analysis and analytic hierarchy process for building performance optimization, which provided architects with a real-time interactive way to handle the building’s sustainable design. After inputting the initial scheme and the expected performance goals, architects can modify the scheme according to the variable modification strategy recommended by the method and combine it with their preferences to improve the scheme’s performance. Application of the proposed method to a case study of office building design in the China context was achieved. The results showed that the optimal solutions obtained with the help of the proposed method had better performance than those obtained without the method. Architects have also increased their design efficiency by 211.5%. The proposed method promotes the applicability of decision-making methods in building sustainable design and also provides a satisfactory method to support the improvement of building performance and also sustainability for modern cities.
An interactive multi-criteria decision-making method for building performance design
Graphical abstract Display Omitted
Highlights A multi-criterion decision-making method in building optimization was proposed. Architects can combine their preferences in the building optimization process. The sensitivity analysis result will improve the analytic hierarchy process. The efficiency of architects’ designs has been greatly improved.
Abstract Building performance design is essential to support sustainable urban development. It involves multiple conflicting performance, such as energy consumption and daylighting. These potential conflicts present a challenging issue for architects to get trade-off solutions. This study proposed a multi-criteria decision-making method based on sensitivity analysis and analytic hierarchy process for building performance optimization, which provided architects with a real-time interactive way to handle the building’s sustainable design. After inputting the initial scheme and the expected performance goals, architects can modify the scheme according to the variable modification strategy recommended by the method and combine it with their preferences to improve the scheme’s performance. Application of the proposed method to a case study of office building design in the China context was achieved. The results showed that the optimal solutions obtained with the help of the proposed method had better performance than those obtained without the method. Architects have also increased their design efficiency by 211.5%. The proposed method promotes the applicability of decision-making methods in building sustainable design and also provides a satisfactory method to support the improvement of building performance and also sustainability for modern cities.
An interactive multi-criteria decision-making method for building performance design
Han, Zhen (author) / Li, Xiaoqian (author) / Sun, Jiaqi (author) / Wang, Mo (author) / Liu, Gang (author)
Energy and Buildings ; 282
2023-01-08
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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