Sanni-Anibire, M O and Hassanain, M A (2016) Quality assessment of student housing facilities through post-occupancy evaluation. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 12(5), pp. 367-380. ISSN 1745-2007
Abstract
This research employs the use of post-occupancy evaluation (POE) to assess the quality of an existing conglomerate of student housing facilities in a university campus in Saudi Arabia. The assessment methods used include walkthroughs, questionnaire surveys and focus group meetings. The key performance issues identified include the performance and control of thermostats, quality of building support services, size of rooms, furniture and proximity to the cafeteria. Quality score calculations showed that the design quality and indoor environmental quality were moderate, while building support services was of low quality. This study provides recommendations to serve as feedback, and feed forward, to improve the design and management of student housing facilities. Thus the research has practical value to potential stakeholders in the design, construction and management of these facilities. This research employs the use of post-occupancy evaluation (POE) to assess the quality of an existing conglomerate of student housing facilities in a university campus in Saudi Arabia. The assessment methods used include walkthroughs, questionnaire surveys and focus group meetings. The key performance issues identified include the performance and control of thermostats, quality of building support services, size of rooms, furniture and proximity to the cafeteria. Quality score calculations showed that the design quality and indoor environmental quality were moderate, while building support services was of low quality. This study provides recommendations to serve as feedback, and feed forward, to improve the design and management of student housing facilities. Thus the research has practical value to potential stakeholders in the design, construction and management of these facilities.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Saudi Arabia; student housing quality; residential satisfaction; post-occupancy evaluation; dormitories; building construction; quality |
| Index terms: | dormitory, student housing quality, questionnaire, residential satisfaction, indoor environmental quality, student housing, Saudi Arabia, focus group, design quality, feed forward, thermostat, cafeteria, survey, building construction, post-occupancy evaluation, quality assessment |
| Subjects: | mechanical systems, data collection methods, construction type, control systems, evaluation methods, economic analysis, professional practice, design practice, Geography, building construction, environmental health, quality assurance |
| Topics: | Construction Technology, Sustainability, Geographical Context, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Business Strategy, Quality Management, Design Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here