Proceedings of the International Conference of Mechanical Engineering (ICOME-2022)

Integrated AHP and SAW Methods for Selection Green Building Materials for Insulations

Authors
Luminita Grecu1, *, Gabriela Demian2, Mihai Demian2
1Faculty of Sciences, University of Craiova, A. I. Cuza Street 13, Craiova, Romania
2Faculty of Mechanics, University of Craiova, Calea Bucuresti Street 107, Craiova, Romania
*Corresponding author. Email: luminita.grecu@edu.ucv.ro
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Luminita Grecu
Available Online 30 May 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-152-4_65How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Green Building Materials; Thermal Insulation; Selection Criteria; Multi Criteria Decision Methods
Abstract

In this paper we propose a selection method for green building materials for insulations, based on an integrated AHP - SAW method. Building materials and thermal insulation materials must have a minimal impact on the environment so as to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also ensure high energy efficiency to meet the nZEB standard. Starting from the characteristic of the environmentally friendly thermal insulation materials and also from the impact of built environment, we have formulated certain criteria for the selection, like: thermal conductivity, vapor diffusion resistance coefficient, Global Warming Potential (GWP), percentage of reused materials and fire resistance. AHP method is used for weighting criteria according to their importance for the envisaged selection. A total score, obtained by applying SAW method is associated to each product. We have selected and ranked some materials that can be found on the European market of insulation materials according to some scenarios, namely: according to the requirements of the beneficiary, respective the environmental requirements.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference of Mechanical Engineering (ICOME-2022)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Engineering
Publication Date
30 May 2023
ISBN
978-94-6463-152-4
ISSN
2589-4943
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-152-4_65How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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AU  - Luminita Grecu
AU  - Gabriela Demian
AU  - Mihai Demian
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/05/30
TI  - Integrated AHP and SAW Methods for Selection Green Building Materials for Insulations
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference of Mechanical Engineering (ICOME-2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 605
SN  - 2589-4943
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