BUILDING

PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION
SUBMITTED BY- SUBMITTED TO-
MUDITA SINGH AR. JYOTI ARORA
UJJWALA HARJAI AR. MEDHA SOBTI
CHAITANYA KHURANA
GAURIKA MEHTA
VIPUL AILAWADI

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What does building performance
evaluation means?
evaluation design

Building performance evaluation or

BPE is a continuous process of
systematically evaluating the
performance and effectiveness of
aspects of buildings such as
ACCESSIBLITY, AESTHETICS,
COST EFFECTIVENESS, construction
FUNCTIONALITY,
PRODUCTIVENESS, SAFETY
AND SECURITY and
SUSTANABILITY.
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PHASES OF THE BUILDING LIFE
CYCLE

There are typical 6 phases of the

building life cycle:
1. Planning

2. Programming

3. Designing

4. Construction

5. Occupancy

6. Recycling

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PARTICIPANTS IN THE BUILDING
LIFE CYCLE

1. INITIATORS: Owners –
investors, institution,
governmental agencies, etc.
2. DESIGNER: Architects,
interior designers, landscape
architects, structural engineer,
etc.
3. BUILDERS: Contractors, sub-
contractors, etc.
4. OPERATORS: Managers,
maintenance staff, etc.
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ELEMENTS OF EVALUATION

Elements

FUNCTIONAL TECHNICAL BEHAVIORAL

(Work flow, (Fire safety,
(privacy, security,
circulation, space structural integrity,
social interaction,
allocation, sanitation,
etc.)
operational durability,
efficiency, acoustics, lighting,
productivity, HVAC, etc)
organization ,etc)

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 MEASUREMENTS OF
PERFORMANCE
OBSERVED PERFORMANCE:
Measured by an expert or panel of experts.
Information is recorded with the help of a checklist during a
walk through the building.

PERCEIVED PERFORMANCE
Measured by the users or occupants of a particular
environment.
In most cases, this information is recorded by a questionnaire.

MEASURED PERFORMANCE
It is captured through monitoring of physical phenomena.
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 LEVELS OF BPE EFFORT

There are 3 basic levels of effort at which BPE can be undertaken:

1. INDICATIVE

2. INVESTIGATE

3. DIAGNOSTIC

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INDICATIVE EFFORT
Quick, walk through evaluation.
Selected interviews with knowledgeable informants.
Positive and negative aspects of building performance are
documented using photography or notes.
Can be carried out within a few hours of on site data
gathering.
it indicates major strength and weaknesses of a particular
building’s performance.

INVESTIGATIVE EFFORT
Photography/ video recordings.
Physical measurements are involved.
Involve a number of building of the same type.
Takes around a week or even several months in some
cases.

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DIAGNOSTIC EFFORT
One or more performance aspects
(eg. Stair safety, orientation, privacy, etc.)
In depth research in a very focused topic area.
It takes time from months to years.
Requires highly sophisticated data gathering and analysis
techniques.

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 OUTCOMES
SHORT TERM OUTCOMES
Feedback on existing problems in the building.
Identification of appropriate solutions.

MEDIUM TERM OUTCOMES

Inform the next building delivery cycle.
Database development.

LONG TERM OUTCOMES

Generation of planning and design criteria for specific
building types.
Add to existing architectural knowledge.
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 BENEFITS

1. Fine tuning new buildings.

2. Improving data for future buildings.
3. Assessing building quality.
4. Cost savings.
5. Renovating existing buildings.
6. Improves staff and customer relations.

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 BARRIERS

1. There is generally no funding for BPE’s.

2. They require a considerable amount of time.
3. Less number of people with necessary BPE skills.
4. Difficulties involved in establishing a clear link among user
assessments and physical environment.

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 CONCLUSIONS

The benefits of BPEs are:

1. Better quality of built environment.

2. Greater occupant comfort.

3. More satisfactory experience in visiting, using or working in a

facility.
4. Improved staff productivity.

5. Significant cost savings.

Most important of all BPE contributes to the state of the art

knowledge of environmental design research and thus makes
significant contributions towards improving the profession of
architecture.
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THANK
YOU
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