1st Edition

Post-Occupancy Evaluation (Routledge Revivals)

216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

Post-occupancy evaluation, focusing on building’s occupants and their needs, provides insight into the consequences of past design decisions and forms a sound basis for creating better buildings in the future. This book, first published in 1988, includes a review of the evolution of the field, a conceptual frame-work for POE, and pragmatic information on planning, conducting, and reporting... Read more

Foreword;  Preface;  Acknowledgements;  Part 1: Post-Occupancy Evaluation – Background and Concepts;  1. Uses, Benefits, and History of POE  2. The Profession and POE  3. The Building Performance Concept;  Part 2: The Post-Occupancy Evaluation Process;  4. The POE Process Model  5. Planning the POE  6. Conducting the POE  7. Applying the POE;  Part 3: Post-Occupancy Evaluation Case Studies;  8. Indicative POEs of Four Senior Centers in Albuquerque, New Mexico  9. Investigating POE of the Agricultural Sciences Building – South, University of Kentucky  10. Diagnostic POEs of Elementary Schools in Columbus, Indiana;  Appendices;  Glossary;  Bibliography;  Index

Biography

Wolfgang F.E. Preiser, Harvey Z. Rabinowitz, Edward T. White