Research Article
Environmental Design Strategies to Decrease the Risk of Nosocomial Infection in Medical Buildings Using a Hybrid MCDM Model
Table 2
The performance evaluation for the case study using TOPSIS.
| The evaluation framework | SYUH | GZMH | ZCWH | Dimensions | Criteria | Influential weights | The normalize value |
| Guiding favorable behavior (D1) | The optimization of sanitary ware layout and design (C11) | 0.292 | 0.551 | 0.689 | 0.470 | The control of the intersection and aggregation of crowd moving lines (C12) | 0.223 | 0.407 | 0.598 | 0.690 | A higher proportion of single compartment (C13) | 0.165 | 0.516 | 0.377 | 0.769 | A comfortable and efficient public space (C14) | 0.320 | 0.420 | 0.596 | 0.685 |
| Reducing the source of infection (D2) | Correct air circulation and purification (C21) | 0.247 | 0.623 | 0.430 | 0.653 | Selection of appropriate environmental interface materials (C22) | 0.259 | 0.465 | 0.734 | 0.494 | Avoiding water accumulation on environmental surfaces (C23) | 0.341 | 0.542 | 0.425 | 0.725 | Good planning of negative pressure isolation areas (C24) | 0.153 | 0.710 | 0.522 | 0.473 |
| Calculating the relative proximity to the ideal solution | | (D1) | 0.214 | 0.565 | 0.660 | | (D2) | 0.433 | 0.369 | 0.619 |
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