A multi-criteria approach for selecting the utility function of the historical building "Stara Polana" located in Zakopane

Abstract

In this article, the authors present a proposal for a hybrid decision model in order to select a utility function for a historic building, taking into consideration the criteria of the Małopolska Certificate of Energy Efficient Building as well as additional criteria for the comfort of the users. The description of the criteria and the proposed decision-making model focus on the Stara Polana historical building, which is located in Zakopane.

Evaluation of the Criteria for Selecting Proposed Variants of Utility Functions in the Adaptation of Historic Regional Architecture

“…The evaluations of individual criteria developed in this article will be the basis for the multi-criteria analysis performed in the future and are based on the hybrid model of the utility function proposed in [20] on the adaptation of the building in question.…”

“…The condition of the building qualifies it for thorough renovation and thermo-modernisation. A detailed description of the building is provided in work [20]. Figure 2a shows a horizontal cross-section of the building.…”

“…Recently, Radziszewska-Zielina andŚladowski [19] proposed a fuzzy extension of the WINGS (Weighted Influence Non-linear Gauge System) in order to model the imprecise, incomplete and uncertain character of information that experts must process as part of the selection of a new utility function for the historic Great Armory building in Gdansk. In [20], the authors of this article proposed a multicriteria hybrid model (using the DEMATEL method (Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory) and ANP to select a utility function for the purpose of adapting the building 'Stara Polana' located in Zakopane. This article is a continuation of work on the preparation of ways to assess individual criteria for the selection of functions for the building in question, which will be the basis for the multi-criteria analysis carried out in the future based on the hybrid model proposed in the previous work [20].…”

“…In [20], the authors of this article proposed a multicriteria hybrid model (using the DEMATEL method (Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory) and ANP to select a utility function for the purpose of adapting the building 'Stara Polana' located in Zakopane. This article is a continuation of work on the preparation of ways to assess individual criteria for the selection of functions for the building in question, which will be the basis for the multi-criteria analysis carried out in the future based on the hybrid model proposed in the previous work [20].…”

“…In this work, the authors propose methods of assessing the criteria (measurable and difficult-to-quantify) adopted in [20] for different variants of utility functions in the adaptation of historical regional architecture in Podhale, Poland. The assessment is based on the example of the 'Stara Polana' villa in Zakopane.…”