Evaluation of construction sustainability by multiple criteria methods

Abstract

Sustainable construction is a relevant subject in contemporary world because it is one of approaches achieving sustainability in all the spheres of society development. The authors reveal difficulties which emerge in creating the indicator system for sustainability evaluation, searching for information concerning indicators and in making mathematical calculations. After thorough analysis of research papers, specific databases and other information sources an algorithm for indicator system creation was suggested. The set of construction sustainability indicators for a particular country was built, the values of indicators were defined and then several decision-making methods were applied. According to a general index of construction sustainability, a conclusion was drawn about construction state in the context of sustainable development.