SIMPLE-Design: Preference assessment instrument for design of resilient, sustainable office buildings

Utility functions in the form of indifference curves are generated through assessment of a limited set of alternatives, and are usually obtained within 30 minutes. The survey instrument can be modified to assess different sustainability metrics or structure types.

Data provenance, use cases, and detailed instructions are available in the accompanying manual. A full description of the data provenance, rationale behind the survey approach, and mathematical basis for preference function development is provided by the accompanying article: Shahtaheri, Y, de la Garza, J, and Flint, MM (2018). Sustainable Infrastructure Multi-criteria Preference assessment of alternatives for Early Design.