In-use monitoring of buildings: An overview of data collection methods

Guerra-Santin, Olivia; Tweed, Christopher

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.02.042

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“…In the context of the professional institutes (RIBA, 2016;Watson et al, 2015), researchers (Bordass & Leaman, 2005;Guerra-Santin & Tweed, 2015;Preiser, 2003) and teachers (SCHOSA, 2015) calling for POE to become more widely employed in the construction industry, this paper has explored the unique perspective of architects themselves. The thematic evidence drawn from interviews with UK-based architects with an existing interest in POE has revealed a number of common perspectives, experiences and issues relating to POE in practice.…”

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Post-occupancy evaluation in architecture: experiences and perspectives from UK practice

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Samuel

Watson

et al. 2017

Building Research & Information

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The importance of post-occupancy evaluation (POE) is widely acknowledged in the academic literature, industry press and, increasingly, by professional institutes. Learning from previous projects systematically is central to improving building performance, resulting in a built environment that better fits the needs of clients, end users, wider society and the environment. The key role of architects in pushing forward this agenda has been recognized, however evidence suggests that take up of POE is low across the profession. Whilst research has investigated barriers to POE across the construction industry, very little has considered the unique perspective of architects. In-depth interviews with UK-based architects are presented to explore their experiences in relation to POE and their perspectives on its potential to be a standard part of architectural practice. The findings indicate that a considerable amount of practical work is being undertaken, but uncertainty over what constitutes POE means it is often excluded from the POE label -with significant implications for the development of a rigorous evidence base. An appetite is identified for more holistic evaluation measures that move beyond the current preoccupation with energy efficiency to consider other aspects of building performance, and thereby sustainability, in a wider value framework.

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Post-occupancy evaluation in architecture: experiences and perspectives from UK practice

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Samuel

Watson

et al. 2017

Building Research & Information

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“…A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t 3 In addition, many researchers have shown differences between the expected and the actual performance of buildings, both in terms of energy consumption and indoor comfort, which are caused by faults in the building envelop and systems, and by the influence of occupants' behaviour in the operation of the building [23]. Faults in the building envelope or systems, which occur often during construction process, are usually not taken into account in simulations, which lead to inaccurate results.…”

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Methodology for evaluating the energy renovation effects on the thermal performance of social housing buildings: Monitoring study and grey box model development

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Escudero-Revilla

García-Gáfaro

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Energy and Buildings

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“…Table 6 shows the main characteristics of the three monitored households and dwellings. Detailed analysis and results from the monitoring campaign, based on the monitoring data collection and analysis in [30,31] are reported in [21].…”

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Designing for residents: Building monitoring and co-creation in social housing renovation in the Netherlands

Guerra-Santin

Boess

Konstantinou

et al. 2017

Energy Research & Social Science

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a b s t r a c tLarge differences between the expected and actual energy consumption have been found in energy efficient dwellings. Research has shown that these differences are partially caused by occupant behaviour. The financing and payback periods of low carbon technologies are often uncertain because of the impact of the occupants on building performance. This translates into a reluctance to invest in deep renovation projects. The goal of this design-inclusive research project is to develop a solution for zero energy renovation that reduces the uncertainty on building performance cause by occupants' behaviour by reducing the uncertainty in design decisions and energy calculations. This investigation focuses on the identification of building type specific occupants and their characteristics, requirements and living practices. This paper presents the user research approach developed for the renovation process. The approach consists of statistical analysis of Dutch households, a monitoring campaign in the area of study and co-creation research through mock-ups, enactments and interviews. Case studies results are presented to highlight the effect of different household types on energy consumption and occupants' requirements, and point at the importance of taking into account household typology and socio-economic characteristics in energy calculations or building simulations, as well as occupant requirements in the design process.

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In-use monitoring of buildings: An overview of data collection methods

Cited by 87 publications

References 31 publications

Post-occupancy evaluation in architecture: experiences and perspectives from UK practice

Post-occupancy evaluation in architecture: experiences and perspectives from UK practice

Methodology for evaluating the energy renovation effects on the thermal performance of social housing buildings: Monitoring study and grey box model development

Designing for residents: Building monitoring and co-creation in social housing renovation in the Netherlands

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