An AHP-Based Methodology for the Evaluation and Choice of Integrated Interventions on Historic Buildings

Pierfrancesco Fiore, Enrico Sicignano and Giuseppe Donnarumma
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Pierfrancesco Fiore: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Enrico Sicignano: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Giuseppe Donnarumma: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 14, 1-19

Abstract: Historic buildings are at the center of cultural and economic interests, due to issues related to their conservation and protection as well as their use and technical-performance efficiency. They are often considered within the accepted meaning of ‘assets-resource’. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the research and development of methodologies to appropriately intervene on this type of heritage assets. This contribution defines a methodology to select interventions capable of combining protection requirements with performance upgrading, as part of integrated seismic improvement and energy-environmental retrofit strategies. The aim is to develop a tool that not only supports Public Administrations in the planning/designing of appropriate interventions but also private investors in a partnership perspective. Given the need to use a multidisciplinary and multi-criteria approach, the AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) method has been used; it allows for the comparison of various intervention alternatives on the basis of certain evaluation criteria, aimed at obtaining a preference index. This approach allows us to support the decision-maker in making the most appropriate choice, according to a rationally structured procedure.

Keywords: historic buildings; AHP-based methodology; integrated interventions; preservation; adaptation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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