- Author
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Rubin, A. I.
- Title
- Post Occupancy Evaluation of Federal Buildings: The Portland Federal Building and Others.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- General Services Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
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NISTIR 4307,
April 1990,
178 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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acoustics
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air quality
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design process
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ergonomics
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furniture systems
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lighting
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post-occupancy evaluation
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thermal comfort
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personnel management
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wiring
- Abstract
- The introduction of new technologies in office buildings has changed the working environment for government employees. The effects of these new conditions are not yet well understood. This report presents an evaluation of the working conditions at the "old" and new Portland Federal Building, occupied by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). Assessments were made by questionnaires filled out by employees, and interviews with operational and facility management personnel. Other federal buildings were examined to obtain supplementary information. Interviews were conducted with facility management personnel at the Department of labor, the Treasury Department, the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). A limited questionnaire survey was conducted at OPM. Some of the buildings examined were new ones, while others were being retrofitted. A summary of the "lessons learned" is included, in addition to evaluations of the buildings examined.