Download or read book Establishing Appropriate Measurements for the Performance of Buildings and the Serviceability of Facilities written by FT. Ventre and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quality of measurements needed to improve the performance of buildings and the serviceability of facilities inhere not in the measurements themselves but in their suitability to the needs of diverse and transitory participants in the development, design, construction, management and operations of buildings and facilities. Users must articulate their needs and metrological development will follow. A measurement development sequence is suggested: naming, ordering and scaling the variables of interest. Paper includes discussion of metrological history and measurement theory.
Download or read book Performance of Buildings and Serviceability of Facilities written by Gerald Davis and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1990 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comments on Establishing Appropriate Measurements for the Performance of Buildings and the Serviceability of Facilities by Francis T Ventre written by KM. Odlum and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building Evaluation written by Wolfgang F.E. Preiser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-14 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about building evaluation in the broadest sense and it transcends the meaning and conventional boundaries of the evolving field of "post-occupancy evalu ation" by focusing on evaluation throughout the building delivery process. This process is seen not just as being linear with a product in mind, i. e. , the completed and occupied building, but rather, it is seen as a cyclic evolution which has as its goal the continuous improvement of the quality of buildings. This goal can only be accomplished if evaluation occurs throughout the building delivery process, and if: 1. the evaluation that does occur is systematic and rigorous, 2. the data that is obtained can be fed into data bases and clearinghouses for use in future generations of buildings, and; 3. there is continuity in information flow. The idea for this book originated with a symposium that was part of a conference held at the Technical University in Delft, Netherlands, in July of 1988, i. e. , lAPS 10, the tenth biannual conference of the "International Association for the Study of People and their Physical Surroundings. " Authors presented papers based on their book chapters, and discussions ensued about the expanded boundaries of the field, about theoretical, methodological, and practical issues, as well as applications in building evaluation. Other relevant topics were identified and several additional authors were invited to participate in order to round out the contents of this book.
Download or read book Control is Beautiful written by JA. Wise and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper keynotes a panel discussion on measures of performance and serviceability of facilities that are applicable to individuals and small groups. The measures are derived within a control theory perspective of human performance in the built environment, using a general habitability model to organize their "controlled quantities" into appropriate scalar and value dimensions. The fundamental argument is that measures of facility performance should have a recursive nature which combines both environmental and behavioral referents. This captures what a user of a setting is trying to control in order to act in a certain way, and how elements of the setting participate in the 'control loop' that is established. Several examples illustrate how a relatively few powerful yet generalizable measures can assess many important conditions relevant to diverse questions of facility performance.
Download or read book Learning from Our Buildings written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-03-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1986, the FFC requested that the NRC appoint a committee to examine the field and propose ways by which the POE process could be improved to better serve public and private sector organizations. The resulting report, Post-Occupancy Evaluation Practices in the Building Process: Opportunities for Improvement, proposed a broader view of POEs-from being simply the end phase of a building project to being an integral part of the entire building process. The authoring committee recommended a series of actions related to policy, procedures, and innovative technologies and techniques to achieve that broader view. In 2000, the FFC funded a second study to look at the state of the practice of POEs and lessons-learned programs among federal agencies and in private, public, and academic organizations both here and abroad. The sponsor agencies specifically wanted to determine whether and how information gathered during POE processes could be used to help inform decisions made in the programming, budgeting, design, construction, and operation phases of facility acquisition in a useful and timely way. To complete this study, the FFC commissioned a set of papers by recognized experts in this field, conducted a survey of selected federal agencies with POE programs, and held a forum at the National Academy of Sciences on March 13, 2001, to address these issues. This report is the result of those efforts.
Download or read book Discussion of Measuring Performance and Serviceability written by S. Lloyd and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The work of developing quality measurements needed to improve the performance of buildings and the serviceability of facilities lies not so much in what the measurements are but in how suitable they are to the needs of those that will be using them in the development, design, construction, management and operation of buildings and facilities. Users must first articulate their needs, then development of measurement will follow. Dr. Francis Ventre, presenting the Keynote paper, outlined a sequence for metrological measurement of naming, ordering and scaling the variables of interest. The paper included a discussion of metrological history and measurement theory.
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Download or read book The Facility Management Handbook written by David G. COTTS PE, CFM and published by AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. This book was released on 2009-07-22 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on best practices and proven research, The Facility Management Handbook has long been the go-to resource for professionals in the field. Extensively updated for the realities of today’s workplace, the third edition provides readers with the tools and guidance they need to wipe out inefficiency and create a productive facility that integrates people, place, and process. Covering a broad range of topics from space planning and maintenance to benchmarking and outsourcing, readers will gain practical insight into how they can: • design, construct and maintain facilities using sustainable practices • provide a safe, attractive work environment that supports productivity • ensure that facility plans match organizational needs • plan and control capital expenditures • address critical security and emergency preparedness issues Complete with case studies and indispensable information on sustainability and post-9/11 security concerns, this is still the ultimate resource for facility managers.
Download or read book Durability of Building Materials and Components 8 written by National Research Council Canada and published by NRC Research Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a selected overview of approaches, methods, techniques, tools, systems and technology used to develop knowledge of the service life durability of construction and building materials.
Download or read book The Facility Management Handbook written by David G. Cotts and published by Amacom Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows that the management of a company's facilities, from boiler room to board room, can maximize productivity and profits. The entire facility management area - planning, leadership, managing the design process, managing finances, leasing, operations, maintenance and benchmarking - is covered.
Download or read book Peformative Architecture written by Branko Kolarevic and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-08 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Download or read book Catalog of National Bureau of Standards Publications 1966 1976 pt 1 Citations and abstracts v 2 pt 1 Key word index A through L v 2 pt 2 Key word index M through Z written by United States. National Bureau of Standards. Technical Information and Publications Division and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
