Fuzzy logic method in the design of elementary school classrooms

ABSTRACT

Many problems occur and options emerge during the process of designing the classrooms until the completion of the end product. Decisions should be made so that these problems are solved and the best options are chosen. Decisions made during the design process play a crucial role in students’ health, their learning performance, satisfaction levels, and also in terms of the savings that can be made in the lighting, heating and cooling of the classrooms. The model developed within the scope of the study is expected to guide decision-making mechanisms in design using fuzzy logic in architectural design processes.

KEYWORDS:

• Fuzzy logic
• decision-making
• elementary school
• classroom
• design efficiency

Acknowledgements

For the study of the created model, data were collected from the existing classrooms. Permission was obtained from Isparta Provincial Directorate of National Education to collect these data the authors acknowledge the technical and theoretical support provided by the University of Süleyman Demirel (Turkey). Special thanks to Prof. Dr. Arzu Gönenç Sorguç and Prof. Dr. Hüsnü Murat Günaydın for their contribution to the development of the work.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).