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Alexandra Thompson
Phone: 613-993-9703
Fax: 613-954-3733
Email: Alexandra.Thompson@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Guy Newsham
Phone: 613-993-9607
Fax: 613-954-3733
Email: Guy.Newsham@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Green Buildings
Objectives
To demonstrate the value of green building practices in terms of improved indoor environmental quality and decreased energy use, by evaluating a selection of new or renovated buildings.
Background
The limited published data on post-occupancy evaluations of green buildings suggests that predicted improvements are often only partly realized. Green building rating systems therefore require better post-occupancy data so that they can be modified to encourage design options that work, and discourage those that do not.
Statement of Work
- Review existing work on the post-occupancy energy and indoor environment performance of green buildings.
- Conduct an enhanced analysis of data collected by the US Green Buildings Council and the New Buildings Institute on the energy performance of more than 100 LEED-certified buildings, and compared to the general US commercial building stock.
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Compare physical indoor environment measurements, energy performance and occupant satisfaction in green and conventional buildings. Use this information to identify which aspects of green building design are working, and which aspects need improvement.
Expected Outcomes
- A series of technical reports and scientific articles documenting the findings
- Guidance on protocols for post-occupancy evaluation of indoor environment quality
Partners
Natural Resources Canada Program of Energy Research and Development, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Provincial governments of Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Saskatchewan, BC Hydro, Fonds en efficacité énergétique - Gaz Métro, Haworth, J.H. McClung Lighting Research Foundation, University of Idaho – Integrated Design Lab, Canada Green Building Council, BOMA Ottawa
Start/Expected Completion Dates
This project began in 2008 and will be completed in 2012.
Publications
How green is that office building in the window?
Issa, M.H.
Canadian Journal of Green Building and Design,
pp. 48-49. 2011-08-01
[Full citation / Référence complète]
Highlights - How green is your building?
Arsenault, C.D. Newsham, G.R. Thompson, A.J.L.
Holmes Magazine,
2010-03-01
[Full citation / Référence complète]
Do LEED- certified buildings save energy? Yes, but...
Newsham, G.R. Mancini, S. Birt, B.
Energy and Buildings, 41 (8)
pp. 897-905. 2009-08-01
[Full citation / Référence complète]
Post- occupancy evaluation of energy and indoor environment quality in green buildings: a review
Birt, B. Newsham, G.R.
3rd International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environments (Delft, the Netherlands, 2009-06-15)
pp. 1-7.
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