Multiple-Criteria Analysis of Life Cycle of Energy-Efficient Built Environment

This paper presents a multiple criteria decision model for the life cycle of single family houses analysis based on a decision support system. Methods of multiple criteria analysis are applied for a complex analysis of the single‐family houses life cycle as well as for the evaluation of decisions. The method of multivariant design is applied for making variants of the life cycle of single‐family houses. The multivariant design and multiple criteria evaluation of a building life cycle allow the interested parties (client, contractor, user, etc.) to make efficient decisions on the ground of a quantitative and qualitative variants analysis. The decision maker's attitude can be reflected in the analysis process by the weighting of criteria. The proposed methodology provides a useful tool for building life cycle evaluation. Having applied the information gathered in the database, using the models of a model base, various interested parties of a building life cycle are able to make effective decisions. The system provides a user with all the necessary support required for decision making: in information terms the receipt of quantitative and conceptual information describing a building life cycle, gathering and use thereof, in terms of evaluation the analysis of such information applying the methods of a multiple criteria analysis.

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MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS OF A DWELLING LIFE CYCLE

Statyba ◽

10.1080/13921525.2000.10531585 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 179-192 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

N. Kvederytė ◽

E. K. Zavadskas ◽

A. Kaklauskas

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Multiple Criteria ◽

Multiple Criteria Analysis

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MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS OF DWELLING FACILITIES MAINTENANCE/DAUGIABUČIŲ GYVENAMŲJŲ NAMŲ PRIEŽIŪROS PROCESO DAUGIAKRITERINĖ ANALIZĖ

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management ◽

10.3846/13921525.2001.10531715 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 138-147

Author(s):

Pranas Malinauskas ◽

Tatjana Petrašsenko

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Life Cycle ◽

Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽

Multiple Criteria ◽

Multiple Criteria Analysis ◽

Qualitative Description ◽

Qualitative Information ◽

Conceptual Information ◽

Maintenance Work ◽

Building Life Cycle

Nowadays the maintenance problem of many-flat houses becomes one of the mostly debatable points. Greatly pressing questions are the quality of maintenance work and evaluation of public utilities. In this paper, the process of building maintenance is analyzed, in order to plan and carry out a more effective maintenance process. Striving for this aim the activities of subjects carrying out maintenance work, demands of building users were analyzed in a complex way and the comparison of maintenance variants was made. Striving for prolonging the time of building existence, it is necessary to increase maintenance quality and effectiveness in distributing resources, to improve organisational and management forms, to raise qualification of maintenance executives. The determination of the utility degree and value of the project under investigation and establishment of the priority order for its implementation does not present much difficulty, if the criteria numerical values and significances are obtained and the multiple criteria decision-making methods are used. The results of the comparative analysis of the projects are presented as a decision-making matrix where columns contain n alternative projects being considered, while all qualitative information pertaining to them is found in lines. Qualitative description of the project provides the information about the aspects of a building facility (i e convenience, work quality, health level of environment, noise level, work level, etc). Qualitative information is based on the criteria systems, units of measurement, values and initial significances as well as the data on the alternative projects development. In order to select the best project, it is necessary, having formed the decision-making matrix, to perform the multiple criteria analysis of the projects. One of the major tasks is to determine the significances of the criteria. When performing multiple criteria assessment of projects, it is necessary to normalise the values of criteria describing the projects and then to weigh them. The significances of all criteria must be coordinated among themselves. A method of multiple criteria evaluation of the projects discussed in this paper assumes a direct and proportional dependence of significance and priority of investigated versions on a system of criteria adequately describing the alternatives and on values and significances of the criteria. The system of criteria is determined and experts calculate the values and initial significances of criteria. All this information can be corrected by process participants (customer, users, etc) taking into consideration their pursued goals and existing capabilities. The degree of utility AT of a building life cycle is directly associated with quantitative and conceptual information related to it. A degree of building life cycle reflects the extent to which the goals pursued by the process participants are attained.

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VINERS Method for the Multiple Criteria Analysis and Neuromarketing of Best Places to Live

International Journal of Computers Communications & Control ◽

10.15837/ijccc.2019.5.3674 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 629

Author(s):

Arturas Kaklauskas ◽

Domnica Dzitac ◽

Jurate Sliogeriene ◽

Natalija Lepkova ◽

Ingrida Vetloviene

Keyword(s):

Built Environment ◽

Positive Emotions ◽

Multiple Criteria ◽

Multiple Criteria Analysis ◽

Demographic Profiles ◽

Somatic Marker ◽

Gender Education ◽

Somatic Marker Hypothesis ◽

Families With Children ◽

Best Places To Live

The best and worst places to live have been analysed in the world for many years and multiple criteria analysis has been used for that purpose. The quality of housing and its environment, pollution, green places, public spaces, physical movement and health, crime rates and individual safety, the wellbeing of youngsters, unemployment, job value, economic scarcity, governance, circadian rhythm, weekly rhythm and other factors are the focus of such analyses that aim to determine levels of positive emotions and happiness in built environment. Questionnaires are the most common tool for such analyses, where inhabitants are asked to rank their happiness experience as a whole in built environment. Many studies demonstrate that happy people are effective in multiple areas of their life including job efficiency, salary, health, human relations, etc. The innovative aspect of this research stems from the fact that biometric technologies (affective attitudes, emotional and physiological states) and the VINERS method developed by the authors are used to determine the best places to live and to serve neuro ads of homes for sale. To do this, rational segments of homebuyers are determined according to their demographic profiles (age, gender, education, marital status, families with children, main source of income), consumer psychographics and behaviour (happy, sad and angry along with valence and heart rate) and then select a rational video ad for such rational segment. The aim of our research is to develop the VINERS Method for the Multiple Criteria Analysis and Neuromarketing of Best Places to Live (VINERS method) by combining the Somatic Marker Hypothesis, biometrics, neuromarketing and COPRAS method. This article presents a case study to demonstrate the VINERS method put to practice.

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MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS OF A DWELLING LIFE CYCLE/VIENBUČIŲ GYVENAMŲJŲ NAMŲ GYVAVIMO PROCESO DAUGIAKRITERINĖ ANALIZĖ

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management ◽

10.3846/13921525.2000.10531585 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 179-192 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nerija Kvederytė ◽

Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas ◽

Artūras Kaklauskas

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Life Cycle ◽

Quantitative Description ◽

Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽

Quantitative Information ◽

Multiple Criteria ◽

Multiple Criteria Analysis ◽

Conceptual Information ◽

Building Life Cycle

The determination of the utility degree and value of the project under investigation and establishment of the priority order for its implementation does not present much difficulty if the criteria numerical values and significances are obtained and the multiple criteria decision-making methods used. The results of the project comparative analysis are presented as a decision-making matrix where columns contain n alternative projects being considered, while all quantitative information pertaining to them is found in lines. Quantitative description of the project provides the information about various aspects of a building life cycle (ie economical, technical, technological, infrastructural, legislative, etc). Quantitative information is based on the criteria systems and subsystems, units of measure, values and initial significances as well as the data on an alternative project. In order to select the best project, it is necessary, having formed the decision-making matrix, to perform the multiple criteria analysis of the projects. This is done by comparing criteria numerical values and significances and analysing the conceptual information of the investigated project. One of the major tasks is to determine the significances of the criteria. This paper presents a new method for complex determination of the criteria significances taking into account their quantitative and qualitative characteristics. When performing multiple criteria assessment of projects it is necessary to normalise the criteria values describing the projects and then to weight them. This creates a possibility to compare the criteria values with different measuring units and to determine the most efficient alternatives. The significances of all criteria must be coordinated among themselves. The method of complex determination of significances allows to determine significances of criteria which are maximally interrelated and depend on qualitative and quantitative characteristics of all criteria. A method of multiple criteria complex proportional evaluation of the projects discussed in this paper assumes direct and proportional dependence of significance and priority of investigated versions on a system of criteria adequately describing the alternatives and on values and significances of the criteria. The system of criteria is determined and the values and initial significances of criteria are calculated by experts. All this information can be corrected by interested parties (customer, users, etc) taking into consideration their pursued goals and existing capabilities. The degree of utility Nj of a building life cycle is directly associated with quantitative and conceptual information related to it. A degree of dwelling life cycle utility reflects the extent to which the goals pursued by the interested parties are attained. The paper concludes with a demonstrative example, concerning the multiple criteria assessment of plot, dwelling, contractor and maintenance alternatives, and dwelling life cycle variants are being developed based on these alternatives of solutions.

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