ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines the methods of carrying out a post occupancy evaluation (POE) of a building. The POE is of practical importance in the improvement of existing buildings and also generally, as it can help to inform design decisions for buildings by highlighting common pitfalls and successes to be avoided and implemented. The interest in the environment, and specifically energy usage, was investigated in a range of POEs of buildings incorporating passive solar features. the purpose of a POE is always to understand more about how a building performs, which suggests that objective POE requires a method, metric and benchmark. Occupants indicated a high degree of satisfaction with the indoor environment, but designers of buildings using the same principles might consider including monitors within the Building Energy Management system to allow windows to be opened if carbon dioxide concentrations reach a set limit.
