Design quality assessment of campus facilities through post occupancy evaluation

Mohammad A. Hassanain*, Muizz O. Sanni-Anibire, Abubakar Sadiq Mahmoud

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to present the design quality assessment of facilities on a university campus in Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach: Forty-nine standardized design quality indicators (DQIs) have been adopted for the study. These were classified into relevant categories including: “Indoor Environment, Safety and Maintenance,” “Furniture, Utilities and Spaces” and “Privacy, Appearance and Surrounding Areas.” A web-based survey was used to obtain responses from 207 respondents. The survey was designed based on a Likert scale of satisfaction and was analyzed to obtain the satisfaction indices (SI) as well as Design Quality Scores (DQS). Findings: Occupants were dissatisfied the “level of noise generated from within the space,” “amount of natural light from daylighting systems” and “ease of control of air ventilation systems” among others. The DQS revealed that residential buildings had the highest design quality in terms of “Indoor Environment, Safety, and Maintenance” and “Privacy, Appearance and Surrounding Areas.” Administrative buildings had the best design quality in terms of “furniture, utilities and spaces.” Academic buildings had the lowest design quality in terms of “Indoor Environment, Safety and Maintenance” and “Privacy, Appearance and Surrounding Areas.” Originality/value: Ultimately, the study demonstrated how the adoption of a standard set of DQIs could facilitate the standardization of design quality evaluation in the property sector as well as identify best practices through comparison and benchmarking.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)693-712
Number of pages20
JournalInternational Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation
Volume41
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Aug 2023

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Keywords

  • Campus facility
  • Design quality
  • Facility benchmarking
  • Post occupancy evaluation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction

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