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Energies 2012, 5, 4462-4480; doi:10.3390/en5114462 OPEN ACCESS energies ISSN 1996-1073 /journal/energies Article A DFuzzy-DAHP Decision-Making Model for Evaluating Energy-Saving Design Strategies for Residential Buildings Kuang-Sheng Liu 1, Sung-Lin Hsueh 2,*, Wen-Chen Wu 2 and Yu-Lung Chen 2 1 Department of Interior Design, Tung Fang Design University, No.110 Dongfang Road, Hunei Distract, Kaohsiung City 82941, Taiwan; E-Mail: kliu1219@.tw 2 Graduate Institute of Cultural and Creative Design, Tung Fang Design University, No.110 Dongfang Road, Hunei Distract, Kaohsiung City 82941, Taiwan; E-Mail: s8886191@ (W.-C.W.); 1962chen9966@ (Y.-L.C.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: hsueh.sl@; Tel.: +886-9 Fax: +886-7-6931234. Received: 19 September 2012; in revised form: 26 October 2012 / Accepted: 6 November 2012 / Published: 9 November 2012 Abstract: The construction industry is a high-pollution and high-energy-consumption industry. Energy-saving designs for residential buildings not only reduce the energy consumed during construction, but also reduce long-term energy consumption in completed residential buildings. Because building design affects investment costs, designs are often influenced by investors’ decisions. A set of appropriate decision-support tools for residential buildings are required to examine how building design influences corporations externally and internally. From the perspective of energy savings and environmental protection, we combined three methods to develop