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The post-occupancy evaluation (POE) is an overview of the architectural and technical performance of the building during its use. The purpose of POE is to improve future construction, based on previous experiences in the use of the building by immediate users. We primarily explored the architectural aspect of buildings (site, function, interior design) and the methods in which it should be valorized by users, primarily by a questionnaire. The article gives an overview of the benefits that investors and architects can have from POE and highlights obstacles to more POE procedure. We are focused on the long-term benefits that POE can provide if adopted as a standard method of valuing higher education buildings by users. POE focus in higher educational buildings is whether the physically constructed structure of the building with its architectural elements results in quality use by end-users. We found that the implementation of POEs procedures is the most necessary in educational buildings.
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Jurković, Ž., Lovoković, D. (2022). Post-occupancy Evaluation of Higher Educational Buildings: Purpose, Obstacles and Benefits. In: Glavaš, H., Hadzima-Nyarko, M., Karakašić, M., Ademović, N., Avdaković, S. (eds) 30th International Conference on Organization and Technology of Maintenance (OTO 2021). OTO 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 369. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92851-3_19
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