Chapter 4
A Reliability-Based Decision Support System for Resilient and Sustainable Early Design
Publication: Resilient and Sustainable Buildings
Abstract
Decision support systems (DSS) minimize human effort and evade the excessive role of precedence and intuition. This chapter presents a decision framework for resilient, sustainable buildings exposed to multiple hazards that holistically characterizes building performance, aiming to support early design. It describes a modular DSS for the early holistic design in a multihazard environment that satisfies different stakeholders' preferences. The proposed DSS aim to identify design alternatives that will perform optimally at a given site and ensure that the highest performance over the building lifetime is achieved. The overall organization of the framework and its values are described. A detailed description of each module and the accompanying methods, data, and software are provided. The chapter presents an illustrative example that applies the proposed DSS to choose design alternatives for Charleston, South Carolina. It reflects on the lessons learned from the example and provides recommendations for future implications.
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