Preiser and colleagues define POE as "the process of evaluating buildings in a systematic and rigorous manner after they have been built and occupied for some time".
The unique aspect of Post Occupancy Evaluation is that it generates recommendations based on all stakeholder groups' experiences of subject buildings' effects on productivity and wellbeing.
Specifically it is used to: The British Council for Offices (BCO)[2] summarises that a POE provides feedback of how successful the workplace is in supporting the occupying organization and the requirements of individual end-users.
Most POEs will involve seeking feedback from the occupants of the place being evaluated; this may be achieved through various survey methodology including questionnaire, interview or focus group.
The purpose of this feature is to evaluate comfort, satisfaction, behavior change, self-reported health and other robust factors related to the well-being of occupants in buildings.
The maximum points are three, and there are achieved by following parts:[6] The term "post occupancy" can be confusing and simply refers to an occupied building rather than a vacant one.
Post Occupancy Evaluations are also undertaken at any time buildings' "lives"; particularly to understand stakeholders' experience of them, for briefing alterations and changes.
POE's have been conducted of facilities for schools, universities, technical institutes, kindergartens, museums, offices, courts, corrections, military, hospitals,[7] landscape/civil works, learning environments,[8] libraries,[9][10] jails,[11] police stations,[12] housing,[13] health centres[14] and zoos.