- Author
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Elder, J.
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Turner, G. E.
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Rubin, A. I.
- Title
- Post-Occupancy Evaluation: A Case Study of the Evaluation Process.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- General Services Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 79-1780
July 1979
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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buildings; user needs; design; evaluation; information; research; questionnaires; heating; air conditioning; architecture; structural design
- Identifiers
- National Bureau of Standards; human factors
- Abstract
- Within the past decade, growing numbers of architects, educators, building users and researchers have begun to question the state-of-the-art of building design. The most common complaint is that buildings do not adequately fulfill the needs of their users. This report addresses the problem by examining the need to identify, develop and apply user information as an integral part of the design process. The study reported here was conducted for GSA at the Richard H. Poff Courthouse and Federal Building in Roanoke, Virginia. The study examined (1) the design process, (2) the information available to those making design decisions, (3) how that information was used, and (4) the effects of selective design decisions. In addition, design problems of particular interest to GSA were considered from the viewpoint of several groups involved with the design and use of the building -- GSA, the architect, the building manager, the agencies and the employees.