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Volume 14 , Issue 1 , PP: 138-148, 2024 | Cite this article as | XML | Html | PDF | Full Length Article
Esteban López E. 1 * , Silvio Machuca Vivar 2 , Luis Molina Chalacan 3
Doi: https://doi.org/10.54216/FPA.140112
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.
MCDM Fusion , MABAC Fusion , Energy , Hospital Wards , Remodeling
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