Performance Assessment of the Harmless Home
Date
2022
Authors
Costa Sousa, Rafael Wildson
Froese, Thomas M.
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Publisher
Springer
Abstract
Construction is a significant contributor to environmental problems and climate change across various issues, such as resource consumption, energy demand, and waste generation. Research into sustainable building materials and their performance is required to minimize construction's environmental impact. The Harmless Home project aims to reduce this environmental harm through a holistic, sustainable approach with materials, water, electric, and septic systems, including solar panels to generate energy, water capture systems, and a new sustainable block material called Just BioFiber (JBF). This study analyzed subjective and objective measurements of four critical Key Performance Indicators: Energy and Emissions, Water, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Cost. The project was evaluated using Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) approaches. The International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment (iiSBE) protocol was followed to investigate and analyze the results.
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Post-Occupancy Evaluation
Citation
R.W. Costa Sousa and T.M. Froese, Performance Assessment of the Harmless Home, CSCE 2022 Annual Conference, Whistler, Canada, May 25-28, 2022.