Post-Occupancy Evaluation (Routledge Revivals)

<p>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. </p><p>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 POEs. <i>Post-Occupancy Evaluation</i> categorizes the approaches to building evaluation by describing the three levels of POE effort - indicative investigative and diagnostic each differing in terms of time resources and personnel needed. </p><p>In its scope <i>Post-Occupancy Evaluation </i>is both comprehensive and specific; professionals in the design and planning disciplines will find it an invaluable resource for understanding the theory behind POE's and the procedures needed to put the theory into practice.</p>