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Post Occupancy Evaluation of Adaptively Reused Buildings: Case Study of an Office Building in Saudi Arabia Cover

Post Occupancy Evaluation of Adaptively Reused Buildings: Case Study of an Office Building in Saudi Arabia

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|Apr 2020

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Figure 1.

Typical floor plan of the case study building (as a student housing before the conversion)
Typical floor plan of the case study building (as a student housing before the conversion)

Figure 2.

Typical floor plan of the case study building (as an office building after the conversion)
Typical floor plan of the case study building (as an office building after the conversion)

Mean responses and rate of satisfaction of the functional elements of performance

Functional elements of performanceEvaluation termsMean responseSatisfaction rate
SSSDSD
Interior and exterior finishes 2.60 S
1.Quality of the building’s exterior finishes2251032.65S
2.Quality of floor finishes of offices622842.75S
3.Quality of wall finishes of offices7161162.60S
4.Quality of ceiling finishes of offices720942.75S
5.Quality of floor finishes of corridors2201442.50S
6.Quality of wall finishes of corridors3231132.65S
7.Quality of ceiling finishes of corridors3221052.58S
8.Quality of floor finishes of stairs3181542.50S
9.Quality of finishes in toilets2171742.43D
Furniture 3.05 S
10.Quality of desks in offices919752.80S
11.Quality of chairs in offices6171162.58S
12.Adequacy of chairs provided in offices720942.75S
13.Quality of storage cabinets provided in offices7191132.75S
14.Adequacy of storage cabinets provided in offices723822.88S
Distribution and layout of offices 2.99 S
15.Distribution of offices throughout the building3181452.48D
16.Layout of furniture within offices and efficiency of space utilization4201152.58S
17.Width of corridors throughout the building6171522.68S
Information technologies and power distribution 2.81 S
18.Quality of information and telecommunication technologies in the building920562.80S
19.Adequacy of socket outlets in offices11151132.85S
Car parking 2.65 S
20.Adequacy of car parking for users268513.48S
21.Proximity of car parking to the building238813.33S
Other amenities 2.18 D
22.Quality and adequacy of lounges and seating areas3416171.83D
23.Quality and adequacy of elevators in the building1218642.95S
24.Quality and adequacy of cafeterias and tea/coffee rooms3610211.78D

Mean responses and rate of satisfaction of the technical elements of performance

Technical elements of performanceEvaluation termsMean responseSatisfaction rate
SSSDSD
Thermal comfort 3.17 S
1.Temperature inside the building1623103.38S
2.Air movement inside the building1021903.03S
3.Air humidity inside the building1319713.10S
Visual comfort 3.05 S
4.Adequacy of lighting levels at the offices1912903.25S
5.Adequacy of lighting levels at the corridors1221613.10S
6.Adequacy of light levels at the stairs6181422.70S
7.Control over glare at the offices1420423.15S
Acoustical comfort 2.99 S
8.Level of noise within offices1120632.98S
9.Sense of privacy of conversation at the offices12141222.90S
10.Level of noise generated from office equipment1519513.20S
11.Level of noise generated from HVAC systems822822.90S
Indoor air quality 2.81 S
12.Quality of air inside the offices1418713.13S
13.Quality of air throughout the corridors5191422.68S
14.Quality of air inside stairwells4171452.50S
15.Overall quality of air throughout the building725712.95S
16.Smell of dust in the air11161122.90S
17.Foul odors in the air9151242.73S
Fire safety 2.65 S
18.Adequacy of fire exits1214862.80S
19.Clarity of fire exits817872.65S
20.Adequacy and clarity of exit signs4141572.38D
21.Adequacy and clarity of evacuation plans4816122.10D
22.Adequacy and clarity of fire extinguishers923532.95S
23.Ease of identifying the locations of alarm bells1122343.00S
Plumbing services 2.74 S
24.Water pressure at plumbing fixtures819672.70S
25.Distribution of toilets throughout the building8171142.73S
26.Adequacy of toilets in the building1018662.80S

The assigned ranges, calibration and weight of each satisfaction rate

Satisfaction rateCorresponding weightCalibration
Strongly Satisfied43.50–4
Satisfied32.50-3.49
Dissatisfied21.50-2.49
Strongly Dissatisfied10-1.49
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2020-003 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142
Language: English
Page range: 29 - 40
Submitted on: Sep 15, 2019
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Accepted on: Mar 6, 2020
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Published on: Apr 8, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 Mohammad B. HAMIDA, Mohammad A. HASSANAIN, published by Silesian University of Technology
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