Building a knowledge base for evidence-based healthcare facility design through a post-occupancy evaluation toolkit

Joseph, Anthony; Quan, Xiaobo; Keller, Amy; Taylor, Ellen; Nanda, Upali; Hua, Ying

doi:10.1080/17508975.2014.903163

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“…It is at this stage that information from existing buildings can be fed forward for future designs (Way & Bordass, ). The creation of a national repository, where aggregated information about the performance of existing healthcare facilities could be deposited to inform future designs, would be a meaningful step forward in the promotion of the knowledge base for evidence‐based healthcare facilities design through POE (Joseph et al, ).…”

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Developing, validating and testing a ward environment assessment tool

et al. 2020

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This paper is a summary of the development, validation and testing process of a ward environment assessment tool (WEAT) for the post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of a hospital ward from the perspectives of ward nurses. Additionally, the study explores how architectural design features of hospital wards could be used to create a fit between ward nurses and the ward environment, by applying the Person-Environment fit theory (Vischer, 2007).

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Section: Implications For Nursing Managementmentioning

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Developing, validating and testing a ward environment assessment tool

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“…POE have been used to evaluate a wide range of buildings, from so-called green buildings [47,48] to housing [49][50][51], education [52][53][54] and public buildings [55,56]. POE has also being included in frameworks aiming at reducing the building performance gap [57,58] and new POE techniques have been developed to tackle a number of issues in the indoor environment [59][60][61][62][63][64][65]. However, such developments have not tackled the need for robust metrics for energy performance in buildings with no HVAC.…”

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Seasonal Thermal Sensation Vote – An indicator for long-term energy performance of dwellings with no HVAC systems

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Fernandes

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Energy and Buildings

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Dwellings with no heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are commonly found in many countries. The long-term thermal performance of these buildings can be assessed based on hourly data of occupant thermal discomfort integrated over the required timespan (e.g. total degree hours of discomfort per year). This approach can be easily applied when simulation is adopted in the assessment, but field studies using this approach are rare as they would require complex, costly and long measurement/survey campaigns. This paper addresses the challenges on conducting field studies on long-term thermal performance of dwellings with no HVAC system by introducing a novel performance indicator: the Seasonal Thermal Sensation Vote (S-TSV). S-TSV adopts the standard 7-point thermal sensation scale and is based on the perceived overall thermal sensation recalled by the user of the building for specific seasons and times of day. The new performance indicator is not intended to replace existing ones, but to complement them in the understanding of the complex thermal performance processes taking place in buildings with no HVAC. S-TSV was applied in a field study targeting a small sample of dwellings in Brazil. Results demonstrate the capabilities of S-TSV to describe trends in buildings performance in this sample. S-TSV also assisted on the identification of relationships between such performance and some independent variables addressed in this field study (e.g. windows operation, footwear and income), considering a threshold of p-values < 0.05 on the chi-square statistic test.

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“…It is important to note that while the steps appear linear, the EBD process is fluid and the steps can be repeated in different phases of the project, as well as that EBD is a continuous process, as shown in Figure 2. The CHD framework has influenced later work by Joseph et al [21], who strengthened the EBD knowledgebase by developing standardized POE tools. …”

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“…For instance, DGP currently has four classes with fixed ranges (intolerable glare, disturbing glare, perceptible glare, imperceptible glare), but maybe this can be further optimized by gathering more feedback from users. Joseph et al [21] argued that design evaluation plays a critical role at various stages of the facility construction process, especially in the post-occupancy evaluation. They developed a toolkit for evaluating POE in a systematic manner.…”

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“…Collectively, the EBD method is an evolutionary process that continuously improves and builds on previously generated and published evidence. Unlike performance-based design (PBD), which relies heavily on numbers and engineering quantities [9], EBD is flexible and gives way to qualitative assessments, in addition to quantitative ones, which is one of its core strengths [20][21][22]. Another strength of EBD is that it helps meaningful and effective collaboration between client and users [23].…”

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A Conceptual Framework for Integration of Evidence-Based Design with Lighting Simulation Tools

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Abstract:The use of lighting simulation tools has been growing over the past years which has improved lighting analysis. While computer simulations have proven to be a viable tool for analyzing lighting in physical environments, they have difficulty in assessing the effects of light on occupant's perception. Evidence-based design (EBD) is a design method that is gaining traction in building design due to its strength in providing means to assess the effects of built environments on humans. The aim of this study was to develop a conceptual framework for integrating EBD with lighting simulation tools. Based on a literature review, it was investigated how EBD and lighting simulation can be combined to provide a holistic lighting performance evaluation method. The results show that they can mutually benefit from each other. EBD makes it possible to evaluate and/or improve performance metrics by utilizing user feedback. On the other hand, performance metrics can be used for a better description of evidence, and to analyze the effects of lighting with more details. The results also show that EBD can be used to evaluate light simulations to better understand when and how they should be performed. A framework is presented for integration of lighting simulation and EBD.

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Building a knowledge base for evidence-based healthcare facility design through a post-occupancy evaluation toolkit

Cited by 22 publications

References 7 publications

Developing, validating and testing a ward environment assessment tool

Developing, validating and testing a ward environment assessment tool

Seasonal Thermal Sensation Vote – An indicator for long-term energy performance of dwellings with no HVAC systems

A Conceptual Framework for Integration of Evidence-Based Design with Lighting Simulation Tools

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