Building design involves generating several design alternatives and subjectively evaluating each design according to a variety of requirements. Developing a decision-making tool that evaluates early conceptual design can improve the certainty of design-related decisions. As an effort to enhance design development and process, seven Architectural Design Variables (ADVs) that have conflicting contributions to various performance criteria have been defined based on the literate and were combined to generate potential designs. To reduce subjectivity in design evaluation, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) has been used to develop a Decision Support System (DSS) that embodies the relative preferences of the owner and architect among multiple key criteria (functionality, cost, aesthetics, etc.) relating to the life-cycle performance of buildings. A case study with five alternative designs that are equally preferred by experts is used to demonstrate the DSS ability to rank the designs in terms of overall performance scores. A sensitivity analysis is then used to determine the most reliable design under uncertainty in design evaluation. The systematic approach of this paper supports the complex evaluation process that is primarily one criterion at a time, and arrives at the best design, considering all criteria simultaneously.

An Analytical Hierarchy Process-based system to evaluate the life-cycle performance of buildings at early design stage

This research aims to introduce the review of the researches that covered the benefits of applying the value engineering in the construction industry specially the multi-story buildings. Multi-stor...

State-of-the-art review on benefits of applying value engineering for multi-story buildings

Recently, the Construction Strategic Plan (CSP) 2021-2025 announced by the Construction Industry Development Board of Malaysia (CIDB) highlighted several fundamentals towards achieving sustainable construction. Value management (VM) is one of the best tools that may be used to assist the sustainability success of the Malaysian construction industry. VM is well known to control the time, cost, and quality at once, fulfilling the client’s requirement in the construction industry. However, it is discovered that lack of knowledge, awareness of stakeholders and weak support from the government made it unable to practice VM thoroughly in many construction projects. This article aims to provide the current situation on VM and emphasize its usage in the construction industry in Malaysia. A snowballing method has been used as a research method to gather knowledge on VM from relevant sources such as articles and papers. VM can be implemented by using several techniques and phases to eliminate or reduce the current issues faced by construction projects. This study discovered that the SMART technique is the most compatible technique for a building project as it poses a simple and detailed solution. In addition, it was observed that there is a need for a more specific principle of VM to be adopted for specific construction fields, i.e., residential projects. Systematic training and proper planning are also vital to provide knowledge to the stakeholders to enhance VM incorporation in the Malaysian construction industry. Thus, this paper substantially contributes to a deeper grasp of current literature knowledge and a clearer picture of VM practices that may help our national construction industry in tandem with the foundations outlined by CSP 2021-2025 towards sustainable construction.

Enhancing Projects’ Sustainability Through Value Management Approach for The Malaysian Construction Industry: A Literature Review

The paper put forward a corresponding value engineering analysis model, using the theory of value engineering and analytic hierarchy process (AHP), and the research of project management optimization technology, base on the actual case of high-rise building, through. Based on the model to evaluate its function, cost, deduce the corresponding model parameters. To achieve such as safety, quality, period of construction and cost a multi-objective optimization management goals. Through theory analysis and practice, and in the end puts forward the high-rise buildings based on value engineering optimization analysis model, and through multiple successful cases verify its effectiveness.

Yong Guo

Papers

An Innovative Application of AHP and Value Engineering Techniques in Project Management of High Rise Buildings