scholarly journals Post Occupancy Evaluation of students' Hostel Facilities in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 4057-4067
Author(s):  
Rilwan Ahmad Musa ◽  
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Mohammed Ishaq Mohammed ◽  
Habu Malam Baba ◽  
Abdulazeez Adam Muhammad ◽  
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Author(s):  
Magda Mostafa

The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the application of the Autism ASPECTSS™ Design Index in the Post-Occupancy Evaluation of existing learning environments for children along the autism spectrum. First published in 2014 this index outlines 7 design criteria that have been hypothesized to support environments conducive of learning for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Using the index as a framework, this paper outlines a case study of a Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) of an existing pre-K-8th grade public charter purpose-built school for children on the autism spectrum. The tools used for the evaluation were: the ASPECTSS scoring of the school through a survey of teachers and administrators; on-site behavioral in-class observation; and focus groups of parents, teachers, staff and administrators. The results informed a design retro-fit proposal that strived to assess any ASPECTSS compliance issues and implement the index across the learning spaces, therapy spaces, support services and outdoor learning environments of the school. This paper will outline the application of the index and the resultant design from this process. The results will strive to present a scalable and replicable methodology and prototype for improving existing built environments for learners with ASD.


Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Hamad Ahmed ◽  
David J. Edwards ◽  
Joseph H. K. Lai ◽  
Chris Roberts ◽  
Caleb Debrah ◽  
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Buildings inevitably deteriorate with time. Schools buildings are no exception and require refurbishment at times. Despite the UK Government announcing the £1 billion funding for rebuilding 50 schools over 10 years starting 2010–2021, it is common practice for builders and designers to, upon completion of a building project, move on to the next development without considering how the completed building performs. This research undertakes a post occupancy evaluation (POE) of three schools in the West Midlands, UK with specific focus on building services, viz., heating, lighting, and air conditioning and ventilation. The research adopted a mixed philosophical approach of interpretivism and post-positivism to conduct inductive reasoning. A questionnaire that collected both quantitative and qualitative primary data was distributed to the end-users of the schools. Data was analysed using the Cronbach’s alpha, one sample t-test and Kruskal–Wallis test to identify any differences between the questionnaire responses. Findings revealed that building users demanded greater control of the internal environment thus contradicting the current trend for automated ‘intelligent systems’ approaches. This research represents the first work to consider the contractor’s perspective towards developing a better understanding of client satisfaction with the school buildings. Moreover, the POE result represents a notable pragmatic advancement to knowledge that will influence the contractor’s knowledge and understanding of client satisfaction, and where to improve upon these.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 4982
Author(s):  
Anahita Davoodi ◽  
Peter Johansson ◽  
Myriam Aries

Validation of the EBD-SIM (evidence-based design-simulation) framework, a conceptual framework developed to integrate the use of lighting simulation in the EBD process, suggested that EBD’s post-occupancy evaluation (POE) should be conducted more frequently. A follow-up field study was designed for subjective–objective results implementation in the EBD process using lighting simulation tools. In this real-time case study, the visual comfort of the occupants was evaluated. The visual comfort analysis data were collected via simulations and questionnaires for subjective visual comfort perceptions. The follow-up study, conducted in June, confirmed the results of the original study, conducted in October, but additionally found correlations with annual performance metrics. This study shows that, at least for the variables related to daylight, a POE needs to be conducted at different times of the year to obtain a more comprehensive insight into the users’ perception of the lit environment.


Cities ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 312-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Kaitilla

1982 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Daish ◽  
John Gray ◽  
David Kernohan ◽  
Anne Salmond

BUILDER ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 285 (4) ◽  
pp. 56-58
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Ujma-Wąsowicz ◽  
Iwona Benek ◽  
Ada Kempka

W z wiązku z w prowadzaniem i wdrażaniem w Polsce programu „Dostępność Plus” obserwuje się duże zainteresowanie projektowaniem uniwersalnym przy równocześnie niskim poziomie świadomości potrzeb, a także ograniczeń osób z niepełnosprawnościami. Artykuł przedstawia wybrane badania oraz płynące z nich wnioski w obszarze wdrażania dostępności architektoniczno-urbanistycznej dla osób z niepełnosprawnościami w miastach Regionu Górnego Śląska. Celem badań jest przede wszystkim gromadzenie niezbędnej wiedzy dla realizacji współfinansowanego przez Unię Europejską programu „Uczelnia dostępna”, którego Politechnika Śląska (miejsce pracy autorek) jest beneficjentem, oraz szeroko pojętych działań edukacyjnych. Przyjęta dla prowadzenia badań metoda to w głównej mierze Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE), która służy głównie do prawidłowego przeprowadzenia procesu programowania funkcjonalno- -przestrzennego z wykorzystaniem badań literaturowych, eksperckich i partycypacyjnych. Podstawową ideą podjętych dociekań jest zasada Universal Design.


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