Research Article

Building Sustainability Assessment throughout Multicriteria Decision Making

Table 4

Matrices of criteria, subcriteria, and alternatives.

Main objectiveCriteriaSubcriteriaAlternatives (Families of indicators)

Weightings of assessment criteria, subcriteria, and alternativesEconomic aspectsOperational investmentsAnnual budget development
Budget plan/actual
Use of automatic systems
Performance planning
Replacement of devices in end of life
Operational expensesReplacement by other similar devices
Budget plan/actual
Development of annual budget timing
Performance planning
Replacement of devices by others more efficient
Environmental aspectsEco managementWater management system
Waste management system
Energy management system
Water efficiencyWater use performance
Innovative reduction water technologies
Water-efficient landscape
Leak detection system
Use of automatic system
Energy efficiencyRenewable energy
Use of automatic system
Energy efficient buildings
Innovative reduction energy technologies
Materials and resourcesRecycle material use
Local and regional materials
Renewable material
Resource reuse
Recycle material collection
Waste and pollutionSolid waste production performance
Emission generation performance
Innovative reduction waste and pollution technologies
Waste water production performance
Other waste production performance
Sustainable siteInfrastructure efficiency
Alternative transportation system
Land use
Landscape design
Relation between the building and its immediate surroundings
Social aspects ComfortThermal comfort
Smell comfort
Visual quality
Acoustic and noise control
Health and safetyIndoor air quality performance
Indoor water quality performance
Indoor occupant health quality performance
Indoor occupant safety quality performance