Assessing Building Performance
Wolfgang F.E. Preiser & Jacqueline C. Vischer
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International BPE/POE methodology across the building delivery lifecycle — strategic planning through post-occupancy evaluation.
Operational depth for our POE research entries. Moves evaluation from one-off studies toward continuous performance feedback.
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