Augmented Reality to Support Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Building Retrofitting

Valentino Sangiorgio, Martiradonna Silvia, Fabio Fatiguso

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Abstract

In the decision-making process, many complex problems may be difficult to deal with traditional approaches. In particular, in the construction sector, the large volume of information and the involvement of non-expert users can make time consuming and inconsistent the choice. In this paper, a new method supported by the Augmented Reality (AR) is proposed to simplify and improve the decision-making process. Such novel approach starts from the theoretical basis of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Simos-Roy-Figueira method (SRF) and develops a virtual environment to support the decision-making. In particular the AR provide a large amount of visual information transforming a complex decision method in a user-friendly tool. The proposed approach is applied in the field of building energy retrofitting in order to demonstrate its effectiveness. In particular, the goal of the analysis is the selection of the best panel, chosen from a set of experimental Precast Construction Panels, to improve the envelope performances of existing buildings. The decision involved both quantitative data (such as costs and thermal behavior) and qualitative data (such as the aesthetic impact).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages760-765
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728185262
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Oct 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event2020 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2020 - Toronto, Canada
Duration: 11 Oct 202014 Oct 2020

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
Volume2020-October
ISSN (Print)1062-922X

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2020
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto
Period11/10/2014/10/20

Keywords

  • Augmented Reality
  • Building retrofitting
  • Multi-criteria decision methods
  • Precast Concrete Panels

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