scholarly journals EXPERTS’ IDENTIFICATION OF POST-OCCUPANCY EVALUATION CONCEPTS RELEVANT TO BUILDING PERFORMANCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-172
Author(s):  
Alvin Ejoor ◽  
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Oludare Joseph Obaleye ◽  
Ayomide Oniare ◽  
Saudat Ajijola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Post Occupancy Evaluation ◽  
Building Typology ◽  
Construction Activity

Post occupancy evaluation is an approach in determining building performance based primarily on users' views. These views are sorted and evaluated by experts in the building industry for better design solutions. The Architects’ Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) upholds this view by providing post occupancy analysis and evaluation under phase 7 as a post construction activity in the professional payment schedule. However, minimal guidelines were set for easy adoption in the post-occupancy evaluation of buildings by ARCON for general application. To this end, this study aimed to identify the POE performance indicators and criteria relevant to building performance to guide future evaluations. The building typology considered was an architecture department building in a university. The quantitative survey involved ten architects selected through purposive sampling, and the SPSS descriptive statistics analysed data. The study considered forty criteria under three performance indicators: Design Quality (DQ), Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), and Quality of Building Support Services (QBSS). The experts rated twenty-four of the performance criteria to be relevant; thirteen were rated as moderately relevant, while three were below moderately relevant. The study recommended that proximity to sports facility and place of worship under accessibility should not be considered in POE of this building typology.

Indoor Environmental Quality Survey: A Brief Comparison between Different Post Occupancy Evaluation Methods

2013 ◽  
Vol 864-867 ◽  
pp. 1148-1152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Galatioto ◽  
Giuliana Leone ◽  
Daniele Milone ◽  
Salvatore Pitruzzella ◽  
Vincenzo Franzitta
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Objective Method ◽  
Post Occupancy Evaluation ◽  
Subjective Judgments ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Indoor Conditions

Building occupants are important factor in giving information on indoor conditions such as comfort, productivity, building performance and occupants ́ health. Even that, being their appraisal mainly based on subjective judgments, it is difficult to set up a standard and objective method for this purpose. The present work aimed to describe, analyze and compare the most common tests on this topic, in order to highlight critical, failings and strengths.

scholarly journals Development of an ontology-based semantic building post-occupancy evaluation framework

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Yuanhong Zhao ◽  
Qingping Yang
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Post Occupancy Evaluation ◽  
Occupant Satisfaction

Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) is a systematic method to evaluate the actual building performance against the theoretical design intents after the building has been occupied for some time, to understand how the building is performing and to capture lessons learned. The POE offers an opportunity to investigate the buildings' actual performance based upon the occupants' satisfaction levels in the aspects of building overall design, indoor environmental quality, thermal comfort, etc. However, as the key part of POE, occupant satisfaction assessment (OSA) is a missing link in the building performance evaluation (BPE) domain, and there is not a systematic evaluation method for the OSA. Moreover, it is time-consuming and error-prone to conduct the OSA manually. This paper presents from the end-user's satisfaction perspective a semantic post-occupancy evaluation ontology (POEontology) to facilitate the occupant satisfaction assessment of buildings, with the ultimate aim of optimizing building operation guidelines, and improving occupants' use experience quality and well-being. An ontology-based knowledge model has been developed to capture the fragmented knowledge of building use satisfaction assessment in the POE domain, with the benchmarking evaluation rules encoded in Semantic Web Rule Language (SWRL) to enable automatic rule-based rating and reasoning. This ontology model also enables the effective OSA-related knowledge retrieving and sharing, and promotes its implementation in the POE domain. A field study has been conducted based upon the Building Use Study (BUS) methodology to validate the proposed ontology framework.

scholarly journals Exploring Post Occupancy Evaluation as a Sustainable Tool for Assessing Building Performance in Developing Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-84
Author(s):  
ANIEBIETABASI UFOT ACKLEY ◽  
Edidiong Ukpong
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Post Occupancy Evaluation ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Building Typology ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Source Of Information

In recent years, the concept of post occupancy evaluation (POE) of building performance has attracted much attention globally, because of its benefits in enhancing future design decisions. However, developing countries give little or no concern to the practice of improving design outcomes using POEs. In Nigeria, buildings are rarely evaluated once they are handed over to the clients. This study explored the use of POE as a sustainable tool to evaluate building performance in developing countries with a case study of the Nigerian context. Using a systematic literature review, existing and current conceptual body of knowledge in peer-reviewed journals, electronic databases (Science Direct and Google Scholar), conference proceedings, and published articles were appraised; with specific focus to key issues of POE, such as; its definition, evolution, phases, levels, dimensions, application as a sustainable tool for building performance, and benefits. The study revealed that building occupants are a valuable source of information on building performance and POE serves the needs of the building users, and it is critical that the building should be evaluated from time to time to ensure that it is serving its intended purposes. Researchers also suggested that POE methods should be simple and building typology specific. It is suggested that POEs will be a vital tool in establishing best practices and lessons learned in delivering building performance evaluation in developing countries. Hence, the Education of professionals about the process of POE and the methods used, the education of clients by raising their awareness about the benefits of POE in sustaining building performance are suggested strategies for implementing POE in Nigeria and developing countries.

Present-Day Requirements for Quality of University Human Resources

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
Масалова ◽  
Yuliya Masalova
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
The Development Strategy ◽  
Individual Achievement ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University

The article analyzes the conditions under which modern universities function. The main performance criteria of the university are considered. The article describes the requirements for the quality of human resources of the university at present time. the key characteristics quality are analyzed: competence, competitiveness, engagement. It has been established that the competence of the teacher should be consistent with the development strategy of the university. Over the competitiveness influences the individual achievement. Engagement has a direct impact on the effectiveness of the work of the university. The approaches to the formation of a system of performance indicators lecturer are defined. It was determined that the requirements depend on state policy in the field of higher education and the strategy of the university. It was found that a mechanism of quality management of human resources at the university is necessary.

scholarly journals Protocol for Post Occupancy Evaluation in Schools to Improve Indoor Environmental Quality and Energy Efficiency

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Cochran Hameen ◽  
Bobuchi Ken-Opurum ◽  
Young Joo Son
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
School Facilities ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Post Occupancy Evaluation ◽  
Young Students ◽  
National Environmental ◽  
Energy Efficiency Analysis

Research has shown a strong correlation between the performance and health of young students and teachers, and the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of their schools. A post occupancy evaluation (POE) of a school’s IEQ can help stakeholders understand the current conditions of the building and their impact on occupant wellbeing and productivity. It can also provide pathways for building performance upgrades and resource allocation for school administrations. However, current research on POE in schools frequently omits the contexts of young students during evaluations. Furthermore, there is limited research on guidelines for performing POE and measurements in school facilities. This study adopted the National Environmental Assessment Toolkit (NEAT) and tailored qualitative methods to evaluate eight schools over an eight-year period. The methodology was refined throughout the study to develop a protocol for robust investigation of IEQ conditions in schools. The NEAT was developed by Carnegie Mellon University’s Centre for Building Performance and Diagnostics for measuring the IEQ of office buildings. The paper addresses the challenges that may occur during POE and measurements (POE+M) and the differences between POE+M for offices and schools. It also determines how the POE+M process can be efficiently implemented to include all primary stakeholders in order to improve data collection for IEQ and energy efficiency analysis.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Indoor Environmental Quality of Architectural Campus Buildings’ Lecture Halls and its’ Perception by Building Users, in Karachi, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mushk Bughio ◽  
Thorsten Schuetze ◽  
Waqas Ahmed Mahar
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Outdoor Climate ◽  
Site Survey ◽  
Shading Devices ◽  
Source Of Information

Poor Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) adversely affects the performance and health of building users. Building users are an important source of information regarding IEQ and its influence on users’ wellbeing and productivity. This paper discusses the analysis and evaluation of IEQ in lecture halls of two public Architectural Campus Buildings (ACB) in Karachi, Pakistan. The method of this research is divided into three parts: (i) An analysis of local climate conditions, (ii) An on-site survey of two existing ACBs to analyze indoor environmental conditions. and (iii) The analysis of users’ satisfaction using a questionnaire survey. The research results showed that users are dissatisfied with existing hot and humid indoor environment conditions caused by interactions of local outdoor climate conditions, the building’s architecture, and inadequate ventilation within the building. The findings revealed that Karachi has 41.3% comfort hours with the warm sub-humid season to be the most comfortable season having 80.56% comfort hours. IEQ analysis unveiled that airflow in ACB1 is low, whereas, high airflow is observed in ACB2. The findings of this research unveiled that cross-ventilation by the adapted placement of openings, improved external shading devices, and provision of increased vegetation are required in both ACBs to achieve a more comfortable IEQ.

ESTABLISHING THE CONTENT VALIDITY INDEX OF POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION (POE) OF GREEN BUILDING IN MALAYSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Mohamad Tajudin Saidin ◽  
Izran Sarrazin Mohammad ◽  
Fairiz Miza Yop Zain ◽  
Nor Suzila Lop
Keyword(s):  
Content Validity ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Performance Parameters ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Content Validity Index ◽  
Post Occupancy Evaluation ◽  
And Performance

A green building focuses on increasing the efficiency of resources in term of energy, water and materials, while at the same time reducing the building impact on human health and the environment during the building’s lifecycle. Green buildings are significant in operational savings and are able to increase workplace productivity. There are 909 registered green buildings project up to September 2019 in Malaysia. However, previous research indicated the success of green building in term of its performance is still in doubt and very much speculative. In fact, there have also been reports saying that green building fails to perform appropriately. Unfortunately, up until now there are no standard performance criteria and performance parameters to measure the green building performance in Malaysia. Thus, the aim of this paper is to present the findings of the research which identify the performance criteria and parameters of Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) for green building in Malaysia. Fifteen (15) performance criteria and thirty-five (35) parameters were identified from the literature and validated by green building experts by using Content Validity Index. The finding identifies eleven (11) performance criteria and twenty-six (26) performance criteria to measure the green building performance through POE. The findings from this research may turn as a new knowledge which identifies the performance criteria and performance parameters to conduct Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) for green building in Malaysia. Thus, government or private developer can use these performance criteria and performance parameters to measure their green building performance. This research was conducted within the context of Malaysian construction industry, thus, it cannot be generalised to other countries.

Application of Virtual Prototype Technology in Designing Special Electromechanical Device

2011 ◽  
Vol 58-60 ◽  
pp. 487-490
Author(s):  
Xiao Luo ◽  
Qing Sheng Luo ◽  
Jia Xu ◽  
Zhen Guo
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Design ◽  
Virtual Prototype ◽  
Prototype Model ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
Improve Design ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Physical Prototype ◽  
Electromechanical Device ◽  
Electromechanical Product

Adopting computer technology for building virtual prototype model of special electromechanical device. After analysis and evaluation for structural form of that device, we find out the means and measures of optimization design. Take the advantage of that virtual prototype don’t limited by virtual experiment test length like physical prototype, there is no need for manufacturing and testing the physical prototype and we can acquire optimum design plan. To sum, we choose virtual prototype model in design electromechanical device can shorten the period of study and development electromechanical product effectively and improve design quality of electromechanical product conspicuously.

Computable metrics of personal performance in software development teams

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andriy Lishchytovych ◽  
Volodymyr Pavlenko
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Development Life Cycle ◽  
Software Product ◽  
Software Development Life Cycle

The present article describes setup, configuration and usage of the key performance indicators (KPIs) of members of project teams involved into the software development life cycle. Key performance indicators are described for the full software development life cycle and imply the deep integration with both task tracking systems and project code management systems, as well as a software product quality testing system. To illustrate, we used the extremely popular products - Atlassian Jira (tracking development tasks and bugs tracking system) and git (code management system). The calculation of key performance indicators is given for a team of three developers, two testing engineers responsible for product quality, one designer, one system administrator, one product manager (responsible for setting business requirements) and one project manager. For the key members of the team, it is suggested to use one integral key performance indicator per the role / team member, which reflects the quality of the fulfillment of the corresponding role of the tasks. The model of performance indicators is inverse positive - the initial value of each of the indicators is zero and increases in the case of certain deviations from the standard performance of official duties inherent in a particular role. The calculation of the proposed key performance indicators can be fully automated (in particular, using Atlassian Jira and Atlassian Bitbucket (git) or any other systems, like Redmine, GitLab or TestLink), which eliminates the human factor and, after the automation, does not require any additional effort to calculate. Using such a tool as the key performance indicators allows project managers to completely eliminate bias, reduce the emotional component and provide objective data for the project manager. The described key performance indicators can be used to reduce the time required to resolve conflicts in the team, increase productivity and improve the quality of the software product.

Principals’ Policy Preferences concerning Accountability: Implications for Key Competencies, Performance Indicators, and Professional Development

1995 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 448-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. S. Mac Macpherson ◽  
Margaret Taplin
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
Professional Development Programs ◽  
Accountability Practices ◽  
State Schools

In this paper, we examine the policy preferences of Tasmania's principals concerning accountability criteria and processes, compare their views to other stakeholder groups, and identify issues that warrant attention in principals’ professional development programs. We show that there are many criteria and processes related to the quality of learning, teaching, and leadership that are valued by all stakeholder groups, including principals. We conclude that Tasmanian state schools probably need to review and develop their accountability policies, and that the professional development will need to prepare leaders for specific forms of performance and generate key competencies if more educative forms of accountability practices are to be realised in practice.

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