Description of the Characteristics of Different Multiple Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) Techniques for the Selection of Passive Energy Consumption Optimisation Strategies in Buildings

Passive energy consumption optimisation strategies are apt solutions for tackling the energy issues existing in the building industry. However, the existence of multiple criteria, including social ones, turns the selection of suitable passive strategies a challenging task. This implies the necessity of taking advantage of Multiple Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) techniques to solve the mentioned issues. Despite the mentioned need of using MCDM techniques in selecting suitable passive strategies, there is a lack of a comprehensive study in which a large number of MCDM techniques, their pros and cons, formulas, and step by step application is investigated simultaneously. Therefore, this study focused on the mentioned gap to generate a comprehensive study which is valuable for not only the researchers within the field of passive energy consumption optimisation strategy, but also for the scholars within the fields of energy and decision-making.