A Novel Dynamic Multicriteria Decision-Making Approach for Low-Carbon Supplier Selection of Low-Carbon Buildings Based on Interval-Valued Triangular Fuzzy Numbers

• Main Authors: Xia Cao, Zeyu Xing, Yuqi Sun, Shi Yin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
• Series: Advances in Civil Engineering
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7456830

Due to the lack of natural resources and environmental problems which have been appearing increasingly, low-carbon buildings are more and more involved in the construction industry. The selection of low-carbon supplier is a significant part in the process of low-carbon building construction projects. In this paper, we propose a novel dynamic multicriteria decision-making approach for low-carbon supplier selection in the process of low-carbon building construction projects to deal with these problems. First, the paper establishes 5 main criteria and 17 subcriteria for low-carbon supplier selection in the process of low-carbon building construction projects. Then, a method considering interaction between criteria and the influence of constructors subjective preference and objective criteria information is proposed. It uses the basic concept and properties of the interval-valued triangular fuzzy number intuitionistic fuzzy weighted Bonferroni means (IVTFNIFWBM) operators and the objective information entropy and TOPSIS-based Euclidean distance to calculate the comprehensive evaluation results of potential low-carbon suppliers. The proposed method is much easier for constructors to select low-carbon supplier and make the localization of low-carbon supplier more practical and accurate in the process of building construction projects. Finally, a case study about a low-carbon building project is given to verify practicality and effectiveness of the proposed approach.