Framework for Design Excellence: Design for Discovery
Every project presents a unique opportunity to apply lessons learned from previous projects and gather information to refine the design and construction process.
- How can the design process foster a long-term relationship between designers, users, and operators to ensure design intentions are realized and building performance can improve over time?
- How are performance data and experiential stories shared, even if the findings fall short of the vision?
- How are lessons learned through construction administration shared to project teams?
- What strategies promote a sense of discovery and delight?
Focus topics
- Leveraging learning for future projects
- Knowledge sharing and lessons learned
- Occupant engagement
- Post-occupancy evaluations
- Design that influences behavior
If you can do only one (or a few) thing(s):
- ZERO CARBON: Conduct post-occupancy assessments to evaluate achievement of the project's carbon goals. Advocate for carbon reduction in projects to community stakeholders, local government, and authorities having jurisdiction.
- RESILIENT: Conduct post-occupancy assessments to evaluate achievement of the project's resilience goals. Study the building performance under less-than-ideal conditions, such as disaster events. Does it provide passive survivability, continuity of operations, or serve as a community resource? Monitor and suggest improvements to adaptation plans prior to and after disaster events.
- EQUITABLE: Conduct post-occupancy assessments to evaluate achievement of the project's equity goals.
- HEALTHY: Conduct post-occupancy assessments to evaluate achievement of the project's human health and well-being goals. Leverage what you learn to inform future projects.
