POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION (POE) AND INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (IEQ) ASSESSMENT: A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS NEW ACADEMIC COMPLEX

Abstract

Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) and Indoor Environmental Quality Assessment (IEQ): a Case Study of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS New Academic Complex is an initiative taken for development of UTP. Universiti Teknologi Petronas are currently looking forward to be certified as green building university. Thus to achieved the mission of the university to meet the benchmarks of GBI standard, this study investigates and determine the level of building performance based on occupants’ satisfaction and indoor environmental quality analysis according to Green Building Index (GBI) and Malaysian Standard MS1525. This project also provides recommendation for corrective plan and way forward should be taken to improve the elements that have not compliance to the standard. The sampling taken from the populations of UTP which are include lecturer, staff and students. Due to the restricted availability of the data; three buildings which is Block 13, 14 and Pocket C were chosen to represent the whole UTP new academic complex. The two methods involved covers qualitative and quantitative aspects which are Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) and analysis field measurement of Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ). POE indicates the satisfaction level of occupants where the parameters need to pass the severity index boundary. IEQ verified the result of POE where six parameters; temperature, relative air humidity, noise level, illumination level, CO2 level and air velocity are measured. At the end of this project, correlation of POE and IEQ reports that noise and illumination level are not meet the standard. Recommendations are provided as corrective plan and way forward to be certified as green building according to GBI rating system.