Selection of Sustainable Building Material Using Multicriteria Decision-Making Model: A Case of Masonry Work in Lideta Subcity, Addis Ababa

Table 4

The six most important criteria and subcriteria for the selection of sustainable masonry materials.

Criteria	No.	Subcriteria
Life cycle cost (C1)	1	Initial cost (SC1)
	2	Maintenance cost (SC2)
	3	Disposal cost (SC3)
Waste minimization (C2)	4	Environmental sound disposal option (SC4)
	5	Recycling and reuse (SC5)
Performance capability (C3)	6	Fire resistance (SC6)
	7	Resistance to decay (SC7)
	8	Energy saving and thermal insulation (SC8)
	9	Life expectancy (durability) (SC9)
	10	Maintainability (SC10)
Resource efficiency (C4)	11	Method of raw material extraction (SC11)
	12	Amount of wastage in use (SC12)
	13	Embodied energies (SC13)
	14	Environmental impact during harvest (SC14)
Environmental impact (C5)	15	Zero/low toxicity (SC15)
	16	Ozone depletion (SC16)
	17	Minimize pollution (SC17)
	18	Impact on air quality (SC18)
Social benefit (C6)	19	Use of local material (SC19)
	20	Aesthetics (SC20)
	21	Health and safety (SC21)