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Energy Criteria in Adaptive Reuse Decision-Making: A Hybrid DEMATEL-ANP Model for Selecting New Uses of a Historic Building in Poland

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  • Elżbieta Radziszewska-Zielina

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering, Tadeusz Kościuszko Cracow University of Technology, 31-154 Kraków, Poland)

  • Grzegorz Śladowski

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering, Tadeusz Kościuszko Cracow University of Technology, 31-154 Kraków, Poland)

  • Bartłomiej Szewczyk

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering, Tadeusz Kościuszko Cracow University of Technology, 31-154 Kraków, Poland)

  • Małgorzata Fedorczak-Cisak

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering, Tadeusz Kościuszko Cracow University of Technology, 31-154 Kraków, Poland)

  • Alicja Kowalska-Koczwara

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering, Tadeusz Kościuszko Cracow University of Technology, 31-154 Kraków, Poland)

  • Tadeusz Tatara

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering, Tadeusz Kościuszko Cracow University of Technology, 31-154 Kraków, Poland)

  • Krzysztof Barnaś

    (Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology, 31-154 Kraków, Poland)

Abstract

Historic buildings make up a significant proportion of the existing building stock. Most are characterised by poor technical condition and high energy demand. In Poland, many historic buildings are still in use today, but it is also common to find these buildings subjected to adaptive reuse. Adaptive reuse, often combined with modernisation, is problematic, especially in terms of finding a use that is optimal in the light of use-specific decision criteria. In previous studies, the authors used and developed the potential for the modelling and structural analysis of decision-making problems for the selection of new uses for historic buildings. In this paper, we present a test of this methodology on a Polish historic building. To further the application of our approach in sustainability-focused contexts, we performed the analysis using criteria focused on environmental and energy performance, in addition to other established criteria. In our study, the highest ranking use was a kindergarten, which scored 18% higher than the second-ranked alternative and over 90% higher than the lowest-ranked alternative.

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  • Elżbieta Radziszewska-Zielina & Grzegorz Śladowski & Bartłomiej Szewczyk & Małgorzata Fedorczak-Cisak & Alicja Kowalska-Koczwara & Tadeusz Tatara & Krzysztof Barnaś, 2025. "Energy Criteria in Adaptive Reuse Decision-Making: A Hybrid DEMATEL-ANP Model for Selecting New Uses of a Historic Building in Poland," Energies, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-30, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:18:y:2025:i:18:p:5020-:d:1754527
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