Assurance of Indoor Environmental Quality through Building Diagnostics at Schematic Design

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dc.contributor.authorMetzger, A. Susanneen
dc.contributor.committeechairJones, Dennis B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKoelling, C. Patricken
dc.contributor.committeememberWoods, James E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKuykendall, Johnen
dc.contributor.departmentBuilding Constructionen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:31:09Zen
dc.date.adate1999-01-28en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:31:09Zen
dc.date.issued1998-11-13en
dc.date.rdate2005-04-10en
dc.date.sdate1999-01-28en
dc.description.abstractWith increasing knowledge about the indoor climate in recent years, preventive methods to avoid health problems caused by deficient building performance may become preferable to reactive methods. Benefits from preventive actions have been suggested for late building design phases, construction, and building operations, however, few data are available that demonstrate the benefits of preventive actions in early planning phases. In a case study, expected building performance in respect to indoor air quality and thermal conditions in a large judicial facility in North America was evaluated retrospectively at the end of the schematic design and substantial completion phases. A process for evaluation of building performance at schematic design is developed from existing procedures for building diagnostics in operating buildings. Criteria for evaluation of expected building environmental quality at schematic design as available from standards and guidelines are presented. The results of the study show that building diagnostics at schematic design can be an effective mean of prevention of occupant health problems. Further findings indicate that the assurance of indoor environmental quality can be improved, if the criteria for expected building performance are defined and complied with from early on. It is concluded that implementation of building diagnostics in early project phases can reduce the likelihood of adverse health effects in operating buildings.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-012899-103422en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-012899-103422/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/31057en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartETD.PDFen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectThermal Comforten
dc.subjectBuilding Designen
dc.subjectBuilding Performanceen
dc.subjectPreventive and Predictive Methodsen
dc.subjectCase Studyen
dc.subjectIndoor Air Qualityen
dc.titleAssurance of Indoor Environmental Quality through Building Diagnostics at Schematic Designen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineBuilding Constructionen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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