Post-occupancy evaluation's (POE) applications for improving indoor environment quality (IEQ)

F Lolli, S Marinello, AM Coruzzolo, MA Butturi - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
To improve buildings and their characteristics, the feedback provided directly by users is
generally fundamental in order to be able to adapt the technical and structural functions to …

Assessing critical risk factors (CRFs) to sustainable housing: The perspective of a sub-Saharan African country

MA Adabre, APC Chan, DJ Edwards… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ensuring safe, affordable and energy efficient housing facilities to members of the general
public by 2030 are prominent objectives delineated within the United Nation's (UN) …

Qualitative and quantitative investigation into the indoor built environment of modular student housing: A multiple-room case study

HC Hou, D Zhang, JHK Lai - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Studies on the indoor built environment (IBE) of modular student housing (or
dormitory/hostel) are scant. This study aims to investigate the IBE of a Dutch modular student …

Post occupancy evaluation of school refurbishment projects: Multiple case study in the UK

H Ahmed, DJ Edwards, JHK Lai, C Roberts, C Debrah… - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Understanding university students' perceptions of classroom environment: A synergistic approach integrating grounded theory (GT) and analytic hierarchy process …

Z Feng, HC Hou, H Lan - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
University classrooms play a crucial role in students' educational experience, as they spend
a significant amount of time in these spaces. Understanding students' perceptions of the …

Interactive effects of institutional, economic, social and environmental barriers on sustainable housing in a develo** country

MA Adabre, APC Chan, A Darko - Building and environment, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the causal relationships among 'institutional','economic','social'and
'environmental'sustainability barriers in addition to assessing their effects on sustainable …

Optimizing the Passive House Planning Package simulation tool: A bottom-up dynamic approach to reduce building performance gap

Y Kang, N Ma, V Bunster, VWC Chang, J Zhou - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) simulation tool is the only
authorized software in Australia for the Passivhaus (PH) certification. Despite its key role in …

Student residential apartment performance evaluation using integrated AHP-FCE method

HC Hou, Y Wang, H Lan - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Student residents' perception of the student residential apartment environment has gained
greater prominence. Develo** a performance evaluation framework from students' …

The impact of space design on occupants' satisfaction with indoor environment in university dormitories

Z Dong, K Zhao, M Ren, J Ge, IYS Chan - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Indoor environmental quality is closely-related to the occupants' comfort, performance and
health. However, very few studies on indoor environmental quality were done in university …

To build or not to build, that is the uncertainty: Fuzzy synthetic evaluation of risks for sustainable housing in develo** economies

MA Adabre, APC Chan, DJ Edwards, R Osei-Kyei - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable housing development is essential for achieving the United Nation's Sustainable
Development Goals. However, amid increasing housing deficits, investing in sustainable …