Post Occupancy Evaluation

The Post Occupancy Evaluation (POEs) Tool was developed by Queensland University of Technology and the Queensland Government’s Department of Education, Training and Employment under a research grant from the Australian Government’s Office for Learning and Teaching.

From the literature, POEs were conceptualised in the 1960s and promoted through the 1970s. However, there are barriers to POEs as they: (i) occur one year after occupancy when the contractual obligations of the professionals are concluded (ii) are not seen as a standard element of the building cycle, (iii) there is no standard method or instruments; and (iv) there are differing incentives by the client and the developer to complete this activity. Recent research further demonstrates that a standardised approach to POEs supports comparative analysis of building types to identify lessons learned to inform the future design standards for this building type.

This mobile app is our joint effort to address the issue of collecting standardised information about education facilities to offer comparative analysis of outcomes and inform the future design standards. Please help us to improve this mobile app by sending through your feedback and suggestions for improvement.