Assessing building performance / edited by Wolfgang F.E. Preiser, Jacqueline C. Vischer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Preiser, Wolfgang F. E.

Vischer, Jacqueline.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buildings--Performance.

Buildings.

Physical Description:

xx, 243 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.

Summary:

The building performance evaluation (BPE) framework emphasizes an evaluative stance throughout the six phases of the building delivery and life cycle: (1) strategic planning/needs analysis; (2) program review; (3) design review; (4) post-construction evaluation/review; (5) post-occupancy evaluation; and, (6) facilities management review/adaptive reuse. The lessons learned from positive and negative building performance are fed into future building delivery cycles. The case studies illustrate how this basic methodology has been adapted to a range of cultural contexts, and indicates the positive results of building performance assessment in a wide range of situations. *Practical advice on assessing and monitoring building performance.*Illustrated with practical case studies.*Written by a unparalleled team of international experts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0750661747

OCLC:

56640035