Assessing post occupancy evaluation in higher education facilities

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarise the main post occupancy evaluation (POE) techniques currently available and illustrate which method would be the most appropriate as a performance enhancement tool within higher education (HE) facilities.Design/methodology/approach – The history of, and barriers to using POE as a performance enhancement tool are analysed through an extensive literature review.Findings – Despite a historic resistance to POE by construction professionals, interest has emerged in recent years, particularly with government clients and public funded projects, with a focus on the outputs of a project as opposed to the inputs. While plenty of methods exist, only a few are specifically suited to evaluate the building performance of educational facilities to maximise student success and productivity.Research limitations/implications – Practitioners and academics who are interested in the various POE methods will find this review relevant in order to choose which method is most ap...

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