Open AccessDevelopment of a multi criteria analysis method to optimize the sustainable architectural design of residential buildings.
Author(s) -
Iris Reuter,
Sigrid Reiter
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/609/7/072062
Subject(s) - energy consumption , life cycle cost analysis , sustainable development , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , order (exchange) , environmental economics , architectural engineering , business , engineering , ecology , economics , electrical engineering , biology , finance
This research is dedicated to the development of a multi criteria analysis method to optimize the sustainable architectural design of residential buildings. In this perspective, four axes have been chosen on the entire building life cycle: energy, ecology, health (including well-being) and economy. The building setting will be evaluated as its typology, its size, its construction method, the choice of the materials and of the systems implemented, since all these elements influence energy consumptions, environmental impacts, users’ health and financial costs. In order to be able to compare the four dimensions of this assessment, the developed methodology is based on the translation of energy consumption, environmental impacts and health impacts into energy costs, environmental costs and health costs, which makes them comparable to the building life cycle costs. According to users’ selection of the optimization axis and various optimization and design parameters, based on predefined options, this methodology will produce optimal solutions. Finally, this method will be useful for improving the sustainable performances of buildings, helping to create energy-efficient, ecological, healthy and affordable housing projects.