How are we Evaluating Building Performance? A Review of Up-to-Date Practices for the iiSBE Level II Protocol
| dc.contributor.author | Francisco, Calderon | |
| dc.contributor.author | Froese, Thomas M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-19T20:01:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-08-19T20:01:27Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2017 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description | CSCE Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia May 31 to June 3, 2017 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) is critical in order to validate the development of green and sustainable buildings. In recognition of this, iiSBE Canada, part of an international group committed to advancing the sustainable building agenda across the globe, has initiated a project to develop a BPE Protocol for Post Occupancy Evaluations. Problematically, the development of a BPE Protocol has recognized challenges and the industry is still in an iterative process of testing, learning, and improving. Furthermore, the use of inadequate metrics and procedures can hinder the evaluation process, limiting the potential benefits to society and stakeholders. This paper’s objective is to present up-to-date practices of BPE, with a central focus on the collected data. For this purpose, the paper identifies, examines, and compares three tested protocols, with similar objectives and scope to the new iiSBE Protocol. It also reviews case studies that employ these protocols. The main contribution of this paper is the presentation and discussion of eight tables, each one summarizing data collected to describe and evaluate buildings in a different category: building description and characteristics, occupancy and schedules, energy use, water use, thermal comfort, indoor air quality, lighting, and acoustics. The aim of this paper is to assist in the development of the iiSBE Protocol and other BPE efforts, an area where consensus has not been reached and there is still opportunity for improvement. | en_US |
| dc.description.reviewstatus | Reviewed | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Faculty | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Calderon, F. & Froese, T.M. (2017). How are we Evaluating Building Performance? A Review of Up-to-Date Practices for the iiSBE Level II Protocol. Paper presented at CSCE Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting, Vancouver, B.C. https://www.xcdsystem.com/csce/proceedings2017/CONSPEC/FinalPaper_213.pdf | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.xcdsystem.com/csce/proceedings2017/CONSPEC/FinalPaper_213.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/11038 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | CSCE Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting | en_US |
| dc.subject.department | Department of Civil Engineering | |
| dc.title | How are we Evaluating Building Performance? A Review of Up-to-Date Practices for the iiSBE Level II Protocol | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |