POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION: VERIFICATION

PROVIDE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF COMFORT OF THE BUILDING OCCUPANTS OVER TIME THIS SURVEY WILL BE DONE AFTER 12 MONTHS OF OCCUPANCY PERIOD QUESTIONAIRE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL UNITS THROUGH THEIR MAIL BOX AN ATTRACTIVE GIFT WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO FILL IN THE QUESTIONAIRE A FOLLOW UP WILL BE DONE BY THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE STAFF AT THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DATE AND TIME PERIOD TO ALL UNITS THE QUESTIONS SHOULD COVER THERMAL, VISUAL AND ACOUSTIC COMFORT SATISFACTION BY THE OCCUPANTS.

EXAMPLE OF QUESTIONAIRE THE EXAMPLE OF QUESTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS : GENERAL 1. GENDER MALE FEMALE

PLEASE CIRCLE YOUR CHOICE 2. TEMPERATURE A. DOES THE TEMPERATURE IN YOUR UNIT HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON YOUR DAILY ACTIVITY? NOT SIGNIFICANT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VERY SIGNIFICANT 3. NOISE A. IS THERE SIGNIFICANT DISTRACTION FROM NOISE OUTSIDE THE UNIT NOT SIGNIFICATNT B. NOT SIGNIFICANT 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 VERY SIGNIFICANT VERY SIGNIFICANT IS THERE SIGNIFICANT DISTRACTON FROM NOISE OUTSIDE THE BEDROOM?

4. LIGHT A. DOES THE QUALITY OF LIGHT IN YOUR UNIT HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON YOUR ACTIVITY? NOT SIGNIFICANT B. TOO LITTLE C. D. NOT BRIGHT NOT EFFECTIVE TOO LITTLE 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 VERY SIGNIFICANT TOO MUCH TOO BRIGHT VERY EFFECTIVE TOO MUCH IS THERE TOO MUCH FOR TOO LITTLE NATURAL LIGHT? IS THE SUN/NATURAL LIGHT TOO GLARING? ARE THE BLINDS/SHUTTERS EFFECTIVE IN BLOCKING OUT NATURAL LIGHT?

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS:
IF MORE THAN 20% OF OCCUPANTS ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE OVERALL COMFORT IN THE BUILDING, THE BUILDING MANAGEMENT WILL OFFER A CORRECTIVE ACTION BY: 1. COMPILING DATA FROM THE SURVEY AND GIVE FEEDBACK TO THE PROJECT DIVISION OF THE DEVELOPER FOR FUTURE PREVENTIVE ACTION. 2. ENGAGE AND DISCUSS WITH CONSULTANT TO FOCUS ON THE MAIN CAUSE OF DISCOMFORT FOR THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. FURTHER PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT MAY NEED TO BE DONE BY THE CONSULTANT. 3. OFFERING DISCOUNTED RATE FOR THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE OCCUPANTS. A) INSTALLATION OF SOLAR FILM TO REDUCE HEAD GAIN IF OCCUPANTS ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THERMAL COMFORT B) IMPROVEMENT ON DOORS SEAL AND DOORS MATERIAL IF OCCUPANTS ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE. C) REPAINT THE INTERNAL WALL AND CEILING TO HAVE A HIGHER REFLECTANCE IF OCCUPANTS ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH VISUAL PERFORMANCE.