Application of Compromise Programming to a semi-detached housing development in order to balance economic and environmental criteria

M J Ruá and N Guadalajara
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M J Ruá: Universitat Jaume I, Castelló, Spain
N Guadalajara: Universitat Politècnica de València, València, Spain

Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2013, vol. 64, issue 3, 459-468

Abstract: European Energy Performance of Buildings Directives DE promote energy efficiency in buildings. Under these Directives, the European Union States must apply minimum requirements regarding the energy performance of buildings and ensure the certification of their energy performance. The Directives set only the basic principles and requirements, leaving a significant amount of room for the Member States to establish their specific mechanisms, numeric requirements and ways to implement them, taking into account local conditions. With respect to the Spanish case, the search for buildings that are more energy efficient results in a conflict between users’ economic objectives and society's environmental objectives. In this paper, Compromise Programming is applied to help in the decision-making process. An appropriate distribution of types of dwellings, according to their energy performance and to the climatic zone considered in Spain, will be suggested. Results provide a compromise solution between both objectives.

Date: 2013
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