Research Article

Importance-Performance Analysis of Prefabricated Building Sustainability: A Case Study of Guangzhou

Table 1

Critical sustainability items for prefabricated buildings.

Prefabricated building sustainability (A)
DimensionItemDescription

Economic sustainability (B1)Construction cost (C11)Total expenditure for the project construction process.
Operation and maintenance cost (C12)The cost needed for the operation and maintenance of the building.
Construction technical difficulty (C13)Technical problems in the application of fabricated buildings.
Policy support (C14)Policy measures taken by the government to promote prefabricated buildings.
Investment risk (C15)Risk of investing in prefabricated buildings.

Social sustainability (B2)Product quality (C21)Refers to building stability, user experience, reliability, and aesthetics.
Productivity (C22)Ratio of actual output to maximum output under fixed input.
Health and safety of workers (C23)The physical health and safety of construction workers.
Quality requirement of workers (C24)The professional skills required by construction workers.
Industrial linkage development (C25)Other industry development driven by prefabricated buildings.

Environmental sustainability (B3)Resource consumption (C31)Resource-saving benefits from prefabricated buildings.
Environmental protection (C32)Pollutions reduced by prefabricated buildings.
Construction civilization (C33)Civilized construction method compared with traditional construction.