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Post-Occupancy Evaluation

An Overview

College of Architecture, School of Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology

Janet E. Reizenstein, MCP

University of Michigan Replacement Hospital

Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) is defined as examination of the effectiveness for human users of occupied, designed environments. POEs generally focus on a single type of designed setting, tend to describe rather than manipulate, and are usually aimed at application. Within this wide focus, POEs vary considerably, and three conceptual dimensions-generality, breadth of focus, and applicability-are useful in cataloguing them. These dimensions are described and their implications for POE sponsorship and methods are discussed. Suggestions are proposed for future developments of the field.

Environment and Behavior, Vol. 12, No. 4, 429-450 (1980)
DOI: 10.1177/0013916580124002


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