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

MS Excel survey instrument used to assess the triple bottom line sustainability preferences of decision-makers as related to the early design of buildings and other infrastructure. 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. Automation in Construction 96: 16-28 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2018.08.022 An accepted preprint of the manuscript and supplementary tables are also available in this repository.