- Author
- Chapman, R. E. | Marshall, H. E. | Forman, E. H.
- Title
- AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process)/Expert Choice for ASTM Building Evaluation.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD Expert Choice, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
- Distribution
- ONLY AVAILABLE FROM: ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, W. Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 USA. Phone: 610-832-9500, Fax: 610-832-9555. e-mail: service@astm.org.
- Keywords
- evaluation
- Abstract
- This software product supports the application of ASTM's AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) standard practice (E1765) for performing multiattribute decision analysis in the evaluation of building and building systems. The commercial software product Expert Choice, on which it is based, has been modified in three ways to customize it for building applications. First, the customized version includes a comprehensive list of building-related attributes (developed in ASTM Subcommittees E06.25 and E06.81) in a glossary from which users can select attributes of interest when evaluating their building decision. The software provides a model-building feature that allows the user to "slice" away those attributes not wanted to create a model of remaining attributes that best represent the user's unique problem. The software is quite flexible in that any attributes important to the user, whether or not they are included in the building-related attribute glossary, can be added to the model structure. SOFTWARE PACKAGE contains: 1. Advanced Decision Support Software Important Information (six 3.5 diskettes); 2. User's Guide to AHP/Expert Choice for ASTM Building Evaluation; 3. Decision Support Software Tutorial; 4. Decision Support Software User Manual; 5. Softward Package in Support of ASTM E 1765 Software License Agreement 6. Expert Choice for Windows - Quick Steps for Printing; 7. Expert Choice for Windows - Quick Steps for Building a Model.