Prioritising sustainability factors for Australian community buildings’ management using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)
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The essence of Australian community buildings’ sustainable management drives through a previously established decision-making structure with four sustainability aspects and accompanying 18 criteria. Informed decisions are supported with a decision-making model that generates sustainability impacts of building components based on this decision-making structure. Building components’ individual impacts can be assigned using a numbering scale incorporated with linguistic terms. However, similar importance given to each aspect or criterion is arguable when the combined effect is considered. Hence, they should be given different weightings and their combination with individual impacts will produce final sustainability impacts. For calculating weightings, the study uses Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), widely used technique in Multi Attribute Decision-Making (MADM). The study also conducted an industry-wide questionnaire across Australian local councils because pair-wise comparison data is essential for weighting calculation. This paper presents the survey data and analysis results that captured weightings of sustainability aspects and criteria.
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sustainable management, sustainability impacts, decision-making structure, decision-making model, AHP, MADMHow to Cite
Kalutara, P., Zhang, G., Setunge, S., & Wakefield, R. (2018). Prioritising sustainability factors for Australian community buildings’ management using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 22(1), 37-50. https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2018.318
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Kalutara, P., Zhang, G., Setunge, S., & Wakefield, R. (2017). Factors that influence Australian community buildings’ sustainable management. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 24(1), 94-117. <a href= "https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-10-2015-0158" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-10-2015-0158</a>
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Morrissey, J. P., Ridgely, M. S., Goldman, H. H., & Bartko, W. T. (1994). Assessments of community mental health support systems: a key informant approach. Community Mental Health Journal, 30(6), 565-579. <a href= "https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02188593" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02188593</a>
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Tzeng, G. H., & Huang, J. J. (2011). Multiple attribute decision making: methods and applications. CRC Press.
Wei, C.-C., Chien, C.-F., & Wang, M.-J. J. (2005). An AHP-based approach to ERP system selection. International Journal of Production Economics, 96(1), 47-62. <a href= "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2004.03.004" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2004.03.004</a>
Yadrick, K., Horton, J., Stuff, J., McGee, B., Bogle, M., Davis, L., Forrester, I., Strickland, E., Casey, P. H., Ryan, D., Champagne, C., Mellad, K., Neal, E., & Zaghloul, S. (2001). Perceptions of community nutrition and health needs in the Lower Mississippi Delta: a key informant approach. Journal of Nutrition Education, 33(5), 266-277. <a href= "https://doi.org/10.1016/S1499–4046(06)60291–1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> https://doi.org/10.1016/S1499–4046(06)60291–1</a>
Yoon, K. P., & Hwang, C.-L. (1995). Multiple attribute decision making: an introduction. Sage Publications, Inc. <a href= "https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412985161" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412985161</a>
Zahedi, F. (1986). The analytic hierarchy process – a survey of the method and its applications. Interfaces, 16(4), 96-108. <a href= "https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.16.4.96" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.16.4.96</a>
Zhang, G., & Zou, P. X. W. (2007). Fuzzy analytical hierarchy process risk assessment approach for joint venture construction projects in China. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(10), 771-779. <a href= "https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733–9364(2007)133:10(771)" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733–9364(2007)133:10(771)</a>
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Kalutara, P., Zhang, G., Setunge, S., & Wakefield, R. (2018). Prioritising sustainability factors for Australian community buildings’ management using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 22(1), 37-50. https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2018.318