Ventilation　heat　recovery　devices　have　been　increasingly　used　in　energy-efficient　buildings.　Many　factors,　such　as　the　attributes　of　buildings　and　the　economic　conditions　of　decision　makers,　should　be　considered　in　the　installation　of　ventilation　heat　recovery　devices.　Thus,　decision　makers　experience　a　multicriteria　decision-making　problem.　This　study　presented　a　method　of　combining　Analytical　Hierarchy　Process　with　the　Technique　for　Order　of　Preference　by　Similarity　to　Ideal　Solution　to　provide　guidance　in　selecting　ventilation　heat　recovery　devices　on　the　basis　of　the　attributes　of　buildings　and　preferences　of　decision　makers.　By　using　residential　house,　small　shop,　and　small　public　service　center　as　examples,　four　types　of　ventilation　heat　recovery　devices　(total,　plate　sensible,　integral　heat　pipe　(R32),　integral　heat　pipe　(R717)　heat　exchangers)　were　recommended　and　sequenced　under　different　background　requirements　through　the　proposed　method.　Results　showed　that　the　total　heat　exchanger　obtained　the　highest　recommended　indicator　value　in　small　load　application　scenario,　indicating　its　suitability.　The　proposed　method　can　completely　consider　the　attributes　of　buildings　and　psychological　preferences　of　decision　makers　and　combine　the　characteristics　of　different　types　of　ventilation　heat　recovery　devices.　This　approach　provides　scientific　and　reasonable　recommended　results　in　selecting　heat　recovery　devices.