Post Occupancy Evaluation –The Case Study of Nile University

Abstract 

"Sustainability has been one of the major overarching topics across industries over the past few years. Sustainability in the built environment is no exception and given the recent focus on climate change, it cannot be seen as a luxury anymore. However, sustainability should never come at the expense of the convenience of the building users nor on the architectural aesthetics. Accordingly, this research aims at conducting a post occupancy evaluation study to assess the performance of the buildings at Nile University in Cairo, Egypt, both from the users’ and experts’ perspectives. 
The main objective is to stand on the performance of the existing buildings from the architectural point of view demonstrated on the relationship between the buildings’ indoor & outdoor spaces and the fulfilment of the community needs. As well from the sustainability perspective (Environmental, Social, Economic) and the energy efficiency angle. This will underpin the strengths and shortcomings of the present design to facilitate future advances. "