The Role of Habitability Information in Post-occupancy Evaluation.
Abstract
This report investigates the data-gathering phase of post-construction evaluations of military facilities. The principal objective was to develop a procedure to identify physical components of a constructed environment which affect occupants using the facility. Field installation master planners and inspectors were interviewed to find out what evaluation procedures are being used and to find out when the post-completion inspections were conducted. Then a questionnaire for facility occupants was developed, using a set of 13 predetermined occupant behavior factors; the questions dealt with the facility's physical components. This procedure tested the applicability and validity of the current post construction/completion evaluation methods as habitability evaluation measures. It has been concluded that the behavior factors were useful for (1) showing the importance of various environmental factors to the individual occupant, and (2) evaluating the appropriateness of a specific setting to individuals and organizations. Continued refinement of the data collection techniques will contribute to a data file on facility types. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA068024
Entities
People
- W. D. Veneklasen
Organizations
- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory