Sustainability Assessment of Residential Skyscrapers Based on Multi-criteria Decision-making Method: 9 Dubai Case Studies

Residential skyscrapers play a vital role in all aspects of sustainable developments as an integral component of the built environment. The need for tall buildings first arose in Chicago in the late 19th century while today more and more skyscrapers are built to accommodate many occupants in the small available land plots of the world’s megacities. In this paper, after reviewing previous studies, a series of effective indicators are prioritized so that a method for analysing the sustainability performance of residential skyscraper buildings relating to the three dimensions of sustainability is presented. Residential skyscrapers should be designed to respond to all different requirements during their life cycle. Inclusion of economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development in the initial design results in a higher quality of life in residential skyscraper buildings. The method used in this paper is the Integrated Value Model for Sustainable Assessment (MIVES) - a multi18 criteria decision-making method for assessing sustainability. In this regard, nine residential skyscrapers as case studies have been evaluated in Dubai. Based on the multi-criteria approach used in this paper, the analysed residential skyscrapers in Dubai have a sustainability performance in range of 0.29 < SI < 0.62

Integrated Value Model for Sustainable Assessment of Modular Residential Towers: Case Study: Ten Degrees Croydon and Apex House in London

Modular construction can become sustainable by making all aspects of the design and construction process more effective during all phases. This paper aims to develop and use a sustainability assessment model for modular residential buildings in two case studies. This research uses the Integrated Value Model for Sustainable Assessment (MIVES), which is a multi-criteria decision-making model for sustainability assessment. This model considers all aspects of sustainability, environmental, economic and social, and helps stakeholders make decisions. Few previous studies have assessed all these aspects in full and MIVES make this assessment possible. For assessment purposes, two modular buildings have been chosen, namely “Ten Degrees Croydon” as the tallest high-rise modular residential building in the world and “Apex House” as the second tallest modular building in the world, both in London. These residential towers were assessed using MIVES, demonstrating a very satisfactory sustainability index in all the above aspects