A value function for assessing sustainability: application to industrial building
Decision support tools based on multi-attribute analysis involve the use of different types of variables. These variables are aimed at providing a framework that allows preferences to be quantified. This is particularly useful in the field of sustainability, where variables with different units are...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/11783 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/11783 https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su3010035 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Industrial buildings--Design and construction Sustainable construction Edificis industrials -- Projectes i construcció Edificis sostenibles Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Materials i estructures Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament sostenible::Indicadors de sostenibilitat |
| Resumo: | Decision support tools based on multi-attribute analysis involve the use of different types of variables. These variables are aimed at providing a framework that allows preferences to be quantified. This is particularly useful in the field of sustainability, where variables with different units are involved. One widely accepted framework for standardizing different units is the value function. Studies of value function are complex and frequently have limited physical meaning. In this context, this paper emphasizes the need to define a general equation that reflects the preferences of the decision maker in a clear and easily applied way. The paper proposes a new general equation that fulfils these requirements. By modifying certain parameters, this general equation represents the most commonly used relationships (linear, convex, concave and S-shaped). The proposed equation is finally applied to four variables used in the field of industrial buildings and sustainability. |
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