Building Performance Analysis

Appendix AOverview of Building Performance Aspects

This appendix gives an indicative list of building performance aspects while acknowledging that it is not possible to develop a definitive list. The overview includes a list of verbs that help to turn the building performance aspect into a function. It also indicates what type of performance requirement would be asked for if the function is demanded from a building.

Aspect	Verb (aspect ▸ function)	Performance requirement
1. Occupant satisfaction	provide	quality
2. Continuity of service	provide	quality
3. Thermal comfort	maintain	quality
(a) Air temperature	control	quality
(b) Radiant temperature	control	quality
(c) Air velocity	control	quality
(d) Relative humidity	control	quality
(e) Air speed	control	quality
(f) Overheating	prevent	quality
(g) Undercooling	prevent	quality
(h) Wind chill	prevent	quality
4. Acoustical comfort	maintain	quality
(a) Speech intelligibility	provide	quality
(b) Reverberation times	control	quality
5. Visual comfort	maintain	quality
(a) Glare	prevent	quality
(b) Flickering	prevent	quality
6. Olfactory comfort	maintain	quality
(a) Odour	control	quality
7. Indoor air quality	maintain	quality
(a) Smoke, fumes, stale air	dispose of	quality
(b) Fresh air	provide	quality
8. Structural integrity	maintain	quality
9. View to the outside	provide	quality
(a) Outside world	provide connection with	quality
(b) Circadian rhythm	support	quality
10. Identity ...