Multi-criteria evaluation of building sustainability behavior

Abstract

Building’s functioning coherence is important characteristic which influence not only the design, building works, management, input size, but also the choice of housing and living safety, and ease of implementation of the decisions. Coherence evaluation models listed in scientific and special literature are based on the valuations made by several different criterions or aspects of the building’s functioning coherence are not connected by presented criterions. There is no single summarizing indicator which would cover all the aspects of the building’s functioning coherence and would allow to valuate coherence. The purpose of this article is to present the method to evaluate the building’s functioning coherence. Based on analysis it is proven that coherence evaluation is attributable to the category of multi – criteria tasks. In this article the presented building’s functioning coherence methodology refers to multi – criteria evaluation model “Copras” which is based on selected and justified 11 criterions. It also includes recommendations for the professional evaluation based on mentioned criterions.