Fusion: Practice and Applications
FPA
2692-4048
2770-0070
10.54216/FPA
https://www.americaspg.com/journals/show/2266
2018
2018
A Fusion Selection Approach of the Best Plan for Energy Remodeling Hospital Wards Using a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making
Docente de la carrera de Automotriz de la Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes (UNIANDES) Sede Santo Domingo, Ecuador
Esteban
Esteban
Docente de la Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes (UNIANDES), Eccuador
Silvio Machuca
Vivar
Docente de la carrera de Software de la Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes (UNIANDES), Ecuador
Luis Molina
Chalacan
Energy policy implementation relies heavily on assessing savings from retrofitting for energy efficiency. Because of their unique purpose, hospitals need energy-efficient renovations to improve indoor air quality and create a pleasant space for staff and visitors. Because of this crucial distinction, investors' preferences must be considered when deciding on refurbishment plans. Considering elements including energy savings, financial viability, and thermal comfort, this research provides a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach to guide investors in choosing the most effective remodeling plan for hospital wards. We used the MABAC method as an MCDM fusion method to combine the various criteria and alternatives to select the best one. We used ten criteria and ten alternatives in this study. We compute the weights of criteria to rank the criteria. Then, we used the MABAC fusion to rank the alternatives. The results show the financial viability has the least weight and the building envelope has the highest. We conducted a sensitivity analysis to show the stability of the results in this study.
2024
2024
138
148
10.54216/FPA.140112
https://www.americaspg.com/articleinfo/3/show/2266