Post-Occupancy Evaluation (Routledge Revivals)
Post-Occupancy Evaluation (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Wolfgang F. E. Preiser

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-07-24

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1317498224

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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. 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. Post-Occupancy Evaluation 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. In its scope Post-Occupancy Evaluation 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.

Post-Occupancy Evaluation (Routledge Revivals)
Post-Occupancy Evaluation (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Wolfgang F. E. Preiser

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-07-24

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1317498232

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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. 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. Post-Occupancy Evaluation 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. In its scope Post-Occupancy Evaluation 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.

Directions in Person-Environment Research and Practice (Routledge Revivals)
Directions in Person-Environment Research and Practice (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Jack Nasar

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-06-10

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 1134876149

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First published in 1999, this book presents a fresh and diverse set of perspectives representing key directions of research and practice in the field of environmental design research. Leading researchers in various areas of person-environment research, such as privacy, children’s environment, post-occupancy evaluation, environmental cognition, environmental aesthetics, crime prevention, housing and environmental protection and environmental design present what they consider their best work. The book argues for the value of a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to problem-solving and outlines many important directions for methods, research and practice.

Design Intervention (Routledge Revivals)
Design Intervention (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Wolfgang F. E. Preiser

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-05-15

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1317500601

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Design Intervention: Toward a More Humane Architecture, first published in 1991, intends to demonstrate that interest in social issues is alive and well in architecture, that there is a small but effective cadre of dedicated professionals who continue to commit themselves to solving social problems, and that architecture is being applied to the alleviation of the social ills of our time. The editors and contributors in this book have all grappled with their own definitions of design innovation, and express in practical and useful ways their ideas for contributing to a better and less needy world through the architecture they describe. This book will be of interest to students of architecture.

Integrating Programming, Evaluation and Participation in Design (Routledge Revivals)
Integrating Programming, Evaluation and Participation in Design (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Henry Sanoff

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-07-01

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 131547171X

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First published in 1992, this book is about making connections that may lead towards a new professionalism, since the past several decades have given rise mainly to new kinds of specialists in the areas of programming, evaluation, and participation. The implications for such integration are far reaching, with profound future effects on the physical environment, the design professions, and the education of designers. The book is split into four sections dealing with facility programming, several forms of evaluation, participatory design, and the application of Theory Z principles. This book will be of interest to students of architecture and design.

Better Buildings
Better Buildings

Author: Richard Partington

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-25

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1000706753

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This book started life as a successor to Sustainable Architecture, published in 2007, which set out to prove that sustainable architecture can indeed both ‘lift the spirit’ as well as save the planet. This fully revised edition seeks to take a step further, exploring how sustainable buildings are occupied and work, and sheds light on the methods used to observe this. Through short essays from thought-leaders and case studies of visually stunning, environmentally ground-breaking projects, Better Buildings provides architects with the inspiration and tools they need to deliver sustainable design.

Delivering on the Climate Emergency
Delivering on the Climate Emergency

Author: Deo Prasad

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-01-05

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 9811963711

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This book focuses on the transition towards net-zero carbon built environments to deliver on the climate emergency. It provides an evidence-based roadmap and proposes guidelines to achieving targets covering emerging technologies, materials, innovative design, regulations and policies.