AHP Can be Applied to Construction Topics, Too

Abstract

This book chapter seeks to reveal the possibilities of applying the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) in the management in the architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) industry, especially for asset/property management, by presenting an application of AHP to the study of the key factors in an old-house revitalisation in a city on the island of Taiwan. This work was encouraged by the success of a previous study of people’s preference structures for housing in a twin-city metropolis in the same region in which the potential buyers or renters were treated as knowledgeable decision-makers. In both studies, several analytical or visualisation techniques were integrated seamlessly into the AHP and were proven to be solid. Future applications of AHP to the study of diverse topics in similar domains, for example, on building or use-side factors (criteria) of public social (rented) housing, are expected.