Usable Buildings: Case Studies

Case Studies ¹⁶⁴

AECOM, Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst
Innovate UK Project ref 450046 .
AECOM, Eli Lilly Research Office Building
Innovate UK Project ref 450058 .
AECOM and University of Reading, National Composites Centre
Innovate UK Project ref 450090 .
AECOM for Galliard Homes, Seager Distillery Housing
Innovate UK 450102 .
AECOM, University of Exeter and University of Bath for Kier Construction, Estover Community College Campus
Innovate UK Project ref 450026 .
AHR (formerly Aedas Architects), Brine Leas Sixth Form Extension and Loxford School
Innovate UK project ref 450004 .
AHR (formerly Aedas Architects), Pennywell Academy 360, Stockport Academy and Petchey Academy
Innovate UK project ref 450008 .
AHR (formerly Aedas Architects), Pool Innovation Centre and Tremough Innovation Centre
Innovate UK project ref 450043 A/B .
Architecture Today Webinar, Architects' Homes Revisited
Sarah Wigglesworth and Piers Taylor discuss changing attitudes to their own buildings .
Architype, Bessemer Grange School Children’s Centre
Innovate UK project ref 450001 .
Architype, E3 Consulting Engineers, and Roderic Bunn, Staunton on Wye Endowed Primary School
Innovate UK Project ref 450064 .
ASBRIDGE R. AND COHEN R., Probe 4: Queens Building, de Montfort University
BSJ 35-41 (April 1996) .
BAIRD G., STEPHENSON I. and CHRISTIE, L, Environmental Design and the Performance of the Paraparaumu Public Library
Solar Progress, vol 26, no 2 June 2005 .
BAM Construct UK Ltd, St. Peter the Apostle High School
Innovate UK Project ref 450045 .
Bere Architects, Mayville Community Centre (also known as Mildmay Centre)
Innovate UK Project ref 450041 .
BORDASS W., Soft Landings for Schools: introductory brochure
Usable Buildings Trust, November 2010 .
BORDASS W. and BUCKLEY W., Soft Landings For Schools: Technical report on the Case Studies
Usable Buildings Trust, October 2010 .
BORDASS W. and LEAMAN A., Test Of Time
CIBSE Journal, March 2012, pps 30-36. Update of the performance of the Elizabeth Fry Building, University of East Anglia, first studied in 1998 in the Probe series of post-occupancy studies. .
BORDASS W. and LEAMAN A., Probe 1: Tanfield House
BSJ 38-41 (September 1995). This is a scan of the original BMJ article, kindly supplied by CIBSE. .
BORDASS W. and LEAMAN A., , Probe Final Report 5: Building Descriptions
Final Report to DETR .
BORDASS W. COHEN R., and STANDEVEN M.,, Probe Final Report 2: Technical Review
Final Report to DETR .
BORDASS W., BURGON P., BROUGH H., and VAUDIN M., A Lesson From The Past
CIBSE Journal, October 2014, pps 20-26 .
BORDASS W., COHEN R., LEAMAN A. and STANDEVEN M., Probe 16: Marston Book Services
BSJ 27-32 (August 1998) .
BORDASS W., COHEN R., LEAMAN A. and STANDEVEN M., Probe 17: Co-operative Retail Services HQ
BSJ 37-42 (Oct 1998) .
BORDASS W., COHEN R., LEAMAN A. and STANDEVEN M., Probe 18: Portland Building
BSJ 35-40 (January 1999) .
BORDASS W., COHEN R., LEAMAN A. and STANDEVEN M., Probe 21: Orchard Learning Resources Centre
BSJ 35-40 (July 2000) .
BORDASS W., COHEN R., LEAMAN A. and STANDEVEN M., Probe 22: Enschede Tax Office Extension
BSJ 51-56 (Nov 2001) .
BORDASS W., COHEN R., LEAMAN A. and STANDEVEN M., Probe 23: Centre for Mathematical Sciences
BSJ 57-62 (July 2002) .
BORDASS W., COHEN R., LEAMAN A. and STANDEVEN M., Intervention Study : Birchensale School #1
(BSJ June 2000) .
BORDASS W., COHEN R., LEAMAN A. and STANDEVEN M., Intervention Study : Birchensale School #2
(BSJ April 2001) .
BORDASS W., LEAMAN A. AND FIELD J., Probe 7: Homeowners Friendly Society
BSJ 39-43 (October 1996). The original BSJ article was destroyed in a London bomb attack. .
BORDASS W.T., Technical Review of Office Case Studies and Related Information
Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme, General Information Report GIA 15, March 1994 .
BORDASS, Bill and LEAMAN, Adrian, Post-Occupancy Evaluation: from post-mortem to life support
Presentation to Allies + Morrison, London, 14 November, 2023. .
BRE Scotland, BRE Scotland Innovation Park Visitor Centre
Innovate UK Project ref 450086 .
BRE Scotland, Ayr Campus, University of the West of Scotland
Innovate UK Project ref 450089 .
Breathing Buildings for ASDA Supermarkets, ASDA supermarket
Innovate UK Project ref 450060 .
BROMAGE E., The Risks - Know Them - Avoid Them
Erin Bromage: Covid-19 Musings, Blog post, May 6, 2020 .
BUNN R., Charities Aid Foundation: Project Revisit
Delta t, BSRIA, October, 2008, pps 6-10. .
BUNN R., Shade 2 Green
Building Services Journal, April 2008 .
BUNN R., Project Revisit: Queens Building
Delta t, BSRIA, September 2006 .
BUNN R., Tales From The Rivergreen
Delta t, BSRIA, October 2007, pps 12-16 .
BUNN R., Probe 19: Designer feedback
BSJ 35-38 (March 1999) .
BUNN R., Elizabeth II Court (East)
From the Carbon Trust-funded Low Carbon Buildings Performance (LCBP) research programme, 2011 .
BUNN R., Stoke Local Service Centre
Delta T, May 2011. From the Carbon Trust-funded Low Carbon Buildings Performance (LCBP) research programme .
BUNN R., Canolfan Rheidol
From the Carbon Trust-funded Low Carbon Buildings Performance (LCBP) research programme 2011 .
BUNN R., West Suffolk House
From the Carbon Trust-funded Low Carbon Buildings Performance (LCBP) research programme 2011 .
BUNN R., North Wales Police Headquarters
From the Carbon Trust-funded Low Carbon Buildings Performance (LCBP) research programme 2011 .
BUNN R., Building Performance Results: Foots Cray Depot
BSRIA, 23 July 2015 .
BUNN, Roderic, Longitudinal occupant satisfaction studies and their potential for managing the comfort carrying-capacity of buildings
Usable Buildings, April 2022, 30pp, High resolution copy 20.3 Mb. Creative Commons open access .
BUTTERS, C., Myths and Issues about Sustainable Living
Sustainability 13(14), July 2021. Creative Commons open source article. .
Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd for bere:architects, Camden PassivHaus Phase 1
Innovate UK 450023 Related study: 450049 (phase 2) .
Carbon Trust, Low Carbon Building Performance Programme
Archived from 2011. .
COHEN R., BORDASS W. and LEAMAN A., Evaluations and Comparisons of the Achieved Energy and Environmental Performance of Two Library Buildings in England and Sweden
LB-07-002, ASHRAE Transactions, Volume 113, Part 2, 2007 .
COHEN R., FIELD J. and LEAMAN A., Probe 20: Barclaycard headquarters
BSJ 35-40 (July 2000) .
COHEN R., LEAMAN A., ROBINSON D. and STANDEVEN M., Probe 8: Queens Building, Anglia Polytechnic University
BSJ, 27-31 (December 1996. The original BSJ article was destroyed in a London bomb attack. .
COHEN R., see PARK, J., It Looks Ordinary But It Isn't (89 Culford Road)
Delta T, BSRIA, Dec 2009, 8-12 .
COHEN R., STANDEVEN M., BORDASS W. and LEAMAN A., Probe Final Report 1: Review of the Probe Process
Final Report to DETR .
Connect Housing/Kiwa, Ancion Court
Innovate UK Project ref 450083 .
Department for Education and Skills, Schools for the Future, Design of Sustainable Schools Case Studies
Stationery Office, Dec 2006. .
DIAMOND S., Inkling and Julie Godefroy Sustainability, Building Performance Evaluation Guide
Good Homes Alliance and The Home Grown Homes Project, February 2021. See also BPE Toolkit. .
East Midlands Sustainable Construction iNet, iCon Building
Innovate UK Project ref 450033 .
ECD Architects, Castle Hill Primary School
Innovate UK Project ref 450035 .
ECD Architects for Fife HARCA, Ore Valley Business Centre (Lochgelly)
Innovate UK 450088 .
ECD Architects for Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd, Bloom Court
Innovate UK 450054 .
ENRIGHT S., Post-Occupancy Evaluation of UK Library Building Projects
Liber Quarterly 12, 2002, pp 26-45 .
ENTWISTLE M, WILLIS S., FORDHAM M. and BORDASS W, Avoiding or Minimising the Use of Air-conditioning
BRE Environment Division, 1995. Please note. It should be correctly attributed to the BRE Environment Division with Mike Entwistle as lead author. .
Faithful+Gould for Marks & Spencer plc., Marks & Spencer Cheshire Oaks Store
Innovate UK Project ref 450109 .
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Thamesview School and Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Innovate UK Project ref 450030 A/B .
FLYVBJERG, Bent, Five misunderstandings about case study research
Qualitative Inquiry, 12(2), 219–245, 2006. Sage .
Gaia Research, Plummerswood House
Innovate UK 450072 .
Glasgow School of Art for Glasgow Housing Association, Glasgow Houses
Innovate UK 450055 .
Glasgow School of Art, Mackintosh Environmental Architecture for Research Unit (MEARU) Architecture + Design Scotland, Scotland’s Housing Expo
Innovate UK 450073 .
Glasgow School of Art, Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit (MEARU), Tigh-Na-Cladach affordable housing
Innovate UK 450081 .
Glasgow School of Art, Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit (MEARU) for Dormont Estate, Dormont Park PassivHaus
Innovate UK 450097 .
Good Homes Alliance, One Brighton
Innovate UK Project ref 450009 .
GRAHAM Construction, Graham Construction Head Office
Innovate UK Project ref 450087 .
GUPTA, R., GREGG M., MANU S., VAIDA P. and DIXIT M., Customized performance evaluation approach for Indian green buildings
Building Research & Information, Volume 47, 2018, Special issue: Energy and climate change solutions: India's building stock. Links to Taylor & Francis website . .
HALLIDAY S., FOSTER S. and HUTCHINSON K., Resource Efficient Housing for 2020
Gaia Group Ltd for Zero Waste Scotland, October, 2020 .
Hanover Housing Association, Murray Place
Innovate UK 450104 .
HATLESKOG E. and SAMUEL F., Mapping Eco-Social Assets: Promoting Eco-Social Value at Orts Road and Newtown, Reading
University of Reading, 40 pp, 2020 . See also Mapping as a strategic tool for evidencing social values and supporting joined-up decision making in Reading, England Taylor Francis Online, paywall. .
HEALEY, K. and BEESON B, Reconciling automated and user control of mixed-mode office buildings
Ecolibrium, May 2014, pps 72-80 .
HEARNE J., Senior College: Deep Retrofit Transforms Wexford Sheltered Housing
Passive House Plus, UK edition, 37, 2021 pps 52-57. Also available from Passive House Plus, no 37. .
Hoare Lea and Partners Ltd., South Place Hotel
Innovate UK Project ref 450112 .
JOHANSSON, Jan, User Involvement: Effective Performance in Sustainable Social Housing
European Journal of Social Sciences, Vol 5, no 1, Jan-June 2022 .
KASABOV G. (ed), Buildings The Key To Energy Conservation: issues and case studies
RIBA Energy Group, 1979 .
KENDALL C., The Proof of the Building
NZ. Energy-Wise News, Feb/Mar 2002. Thanks to Cathy Sheehan for permission to use. .
KENNETT S., Breath of Fresh Air
(refurbishment of NFU building), Building Services Journal, 30-34, November 2006. Thanks to BSJ for permission to use. .
Kent School of Architecture, Jarman Building - School of Arts
Innovate UK project ref 450059 .
KORSAVI S. JONES R.and FUERTES A. , The gap between automated building management system and office occupants’ manual window operations: Towards personalised algorithms
Automation in Construction. Includes case study of the Marine Building, University of Plymouth. © The authors. Open access article. .
KUIRI L., The physical and social aspects of retrofitting passive cooling strategies to timber school buildings and their surrounds in South East Queensland
49th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association 2015, Thesis (19Mb) .
KUIRI L., Adaptive comfort actions and passive cooling interventions: implications from a Brisbane school
J. Zuo, L. Daniel, V. Soebarto (eds.), Fifty years later: Revisiting the role of architectural science in design and practice: 50th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association 2016, pp. 587–596. .
LEAMAN A., Operational Measures of Productivity in Buildings
Building Use Studies, April 2013. Prepared for coursework at Victoria University of Wellington, School of Architecture .
LEAMAN A., BORDASS W. and RUYSSEVELT P., Probe Final Report 4: Strategic Conclusions: Get Real About Building Performance
Final Report to DETR .
LEAMAN A., BORDASS W. COHEN R. and STANDEVEN M.,, Probe Final Report 3: Occupant Surveys
Final Report to DETR .
LEAMAN A., STEVENSON F and BORDASS, W., Building Evaluation: Practice and Principles
Building Research & Information , Volume 38, 2010 - Issue 5, pp 564-577. August 2010 .
LEAMAN, Adrian, Integrating Feedback Into Research and Practice
Buildings and Cities, 5th Anniversary Essays, 27 October 2024 .
Leeds Beckett University for Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, Dormary Court Phase 2
Innvate UK 450040 Related study: 450013 (Phase 1)2 .
Leeds Beckett University for the Gentoo Group, PassivHaus Bungalow
Innovate UK 450014 .
Leeds Beckett University for the Gentoo Group, PassivHouse Bungalows Phase 2 (Houghton-Le-Spring)
Innovate UK 450070 Related study: 450014 (Phase 1) .
Leeds Beckett University for the Good Homes Alliance, CommunityInACube.pdf
Innovate UK 450052 .
LOLLI N., NOCENTE A., and GRYNNING S., Perceived Control in an Office Test Cell, a Case Study
Buildings, vol 10, p. 82, 2020. Creative Commons open source article .
Low Carbon Building Group, Oxford Brookes University, Angmering Community Centre
Innovate UK Project ref 450048 .
Low Carbon Building Group, Oxford Brookes University for Sanctuary Green Technologies, Bryan House (Phase 1)
Innovate UK 450100 .
Low Carbon Building Group, Oxford Brookes University for the Institute for Sustainability, Sustainable Construction Academy
Innovate UK Project ref 450062 .
Low Carbon Building Group, Oxford Brookes University for West Sussex County Council, Crawley Library
Innovate UK Project ref 450003 .
Low Carbon Building Group, Oxford Brookes University, for Thames Valley Housing Association., Thames Valley Houses
Innovate UK 450096 .
MALONE J., Building Defect Analysis
Malone Associates Ltd (Blog) .
MAWDITT I, SHARPE T., McGILL G., GUPTA R and GREGG M. , Characteristics and performance of MVHR systems: a meta study of MVHR systems used in the Innovate UK Building Performance Evaluation Programme
Innovate UK .
McMEEKING R., York Early Music Foundation: Project Evaluation
National Centre for Early Music, York: UK 2002, 37 pps. This project evaluation has keen kindly made available to Usable Buildings for use in the public domain by the trustees of the National Centre for Early Music.
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MEIR, I.A., SCHWARTZ M., DAVARA Y. and GARB Y., A window of one’s own: a public office post- occupancy evaluation
Building Research and Information, pp 437-452, Feb 2018. Be’er Sheva Courthouse, Israel. Paid-for download via Taylor & Francis website .
MORLAND K., BRESLIN D., and STEVENSON F., Development of a multi-level learning framework, The Learning Organization
The Learning Organization, Vol. 26 No. 1, pp. 78-96, 2018. The case study employed here is a large-volume UK housebuilder. Earlier version .
National Energy Foundation for the Three Rivers Housing Association, Sinclair Meadows
Innovate UK 450099 .
National Energy Foundation for the Three Rivers Housing Association, Sinclair Meadows Study 2
Innovate UK 450099 .
NORDIN, S., SWALL, A., ANÅKER, A., , VON KOCH, L. and ELF M., Does the physical environment matter? - A qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ experiences of newly built stroke units
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Wellbeing, 16,1 2021 .
O'BRIEN W., SCHWEIKER M. and DAY J.K., Get the picture? Lessons learned from a smartphone-based post-occupancy evaluation
Energy Research & Social Science, July 2019, .
Ove Arup and Partners, Dartington Church of England Primary School
Innovate UK Project ref 450032 .
Oxford Brookes University for Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust, College Lake Wildlife Visitors Centre
Innovate UK Project ref 450114 .
Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development: Low Carbon Building Research Unit, The Old Apple Store, Stawell
Innovate UK 450015 .
PAEVERE, P. and BROWN S., Indoor Environmental Quality and Occupant Productivity in the CH2 building
CSIRO, March 2008. Material on CH2 has been made available by the kind cooperation of the City of Melbourne, CSIRO and research agencies involved in carrying out the studies. .
PALMER J, GODOY-SHIMIZU D., TILLSON A. and MAWDITT I., Building Performance Evaluation Programme: Findings from domestic projects.
Innovate UK .
PALMER J, TERRY N. and ARMITAGE P, Building Performance Evaluation Programme: Findings from non-domestic projects.
Innovate UK (14.4 Mb download) .
PARK, J., It Looks Ordinary But It Isn't (89 Culford Road)
Delta T Dec 2009, 8-12. .
PARKIN C. and BUNN R., Probe Revisit: Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Delta T, Dec 2006, pps 8-11 .
PEARCE L, Perspectives of Sustainability Elements in Selected South Australian Primary Schools
Architectural Science Association Conference 2016 .
PEARSON A. (with BUNN R.), Laban Dance Studio
Building Services Journal, June, 2007 .
Piers Sadler Consulting (via White Design Associates), Rogiet Primary School
Innovate UK project ref 450042 .
PS Sustainability Ltd, SHINE Zero Carbon (East Midlands)
Innovate UK Project ref 450067 .
Rickaby Thompson Associates for Whitbread Group Plc, Premier Inn and Beefeater Restaurant
Innovate UK Project ref 450084 .
ROWE David., Hybrid Ventilation and Staff Offices in the Wilkinson Building
University of Sydney, January 2002. Kindly made available for use in the public domain by the International Energy Agency: Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems. See also ... .
SALAZAR E., MERRITT M. and FARROW J., Evaluation of Environmental Performance of Three Primary Schools in the Thames Valley UK
Version of presentation to poster session of CIBSE 2002 National Conference, 24 October 2002 .
School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University, CA Sustainable Architecture, and Four Walls for Crest Nicholson PLC, Avante Housing Development
Innovate UK Project ref 450011 .
Sheffield Hallam University, Cross Lane Development
Innovate UK 450021 .
SIDDALL, Mark, Lessons from Larch Corner: lessons learned from building a single-storey Passivhaus
AECB webinar, Webinar June 21, 2021 Association for Environment (sic) Conscious Building (AECB) .
SMALL T., Chip & Sin
CIBSE Journal, Jan 2015, pps 42-43. .
STANDEVEN M, COHEN R. and A LEAMAN A., Probe 6: Woodhouse Medical Centre
BSJ 35-39 (August 1996). .
STANDEVEN M. AND COHEN R., Probe 5: Cable & Wireless College
BSJ 35-39 (June 1996). This is the draft. The original BSJ article was destroyed in a London bomb attack. .
STANDEVEN M., COHEN R. AND BORDASS W., Probe 2: 1 Aldermanbury Square
BSJ 29-33 (December 1995) .
STANDEVEN M., COHEN R. AND BORDASS W., Probe 3: Cheltenham & Gloucester Chief Office
BSJ 31-34 (February 1996) .
STANDEVEN M., COHEN R., BORDASS W. and LEAMAN A., Probe 11: John Cabot City Technology College
BSJ 37-42 (October 1997) .
STANDEVEN M., COHEN R., BORDASS W. and LEAMAN A., Probe 12: Rotherham Magistrates Court
BSJ 25-30 (Dec 1997) .
STANDEVEN M., COHEN R., BORDASS W. and LEAMAN A., Probe 13: Charities Aid Foundation
BSJ 33-39 (February 1998) .
STANDEVEN M., COHEN R., BORDASS W. and LEAMAN A., Probe 14: Elizabeth Fry Building
BSJ 37-41 (April 1998) .
STUART, J., Out-of-the-Ordinary: Deceptively Innovative A-rated Housing (Leixlip, Co. Kildare)
Construct Ireland, Nov 2007, pps 63-67. .
Studio Partington, Greenfields Community Housing Headquarters
Innovate UK Project ref 450007 .
Sustainable Engineering Collective for Renova Developments, Blue Bell Health Centre
Innovate UK Project ref 450075 .
Swindon Council, Oxford Brookes University, Malmesbury Gardens
Innovate UK Project ref 450050 .
THOMAS P.C. and RAO G.S., Surpassing expectations: an integrated approach to design, delivery, commissioning and post occupancy evaluation
Ecolibrium, Dec 2009, 26-35 .
THOMAS, L., WOODS, A., POWLES, R., KALAI, P., & WILKINSON, S., Residential geothermal air-conditioning: inhabitants’ comfort, behaviour and energy use
Buildings and Cities, 3(1), pp. 226–249. Pdf .
THOMSEN J., LAPPEGARD HAUGE Å.L., MOURN A. and BERKER T., Successful Zero Emission Pilot Buildings - From Building Process to End-User Evaluation
The Centre on Zero Emission Building - ZEB, Preprint, 2020 .
UCL and Crest Nicholson Operations for Crest Nicholson Plc, Centenary Quay
Innovate UK 450077 Related CHP study: 450078 (Phase 1) .
UCL and Crest Nicholson Operations for Crest Nicholson Plc, Centenary Quay Phase 2
Innovate UK 450077 Related CHP study: 450078 (Phase 1) .
UCL and RMIT for bere:architects, Camden PassivHaus Phase 2
Innovate UK 450049 Related study: 450023 (Phase 1) .
University of Kent for the Bay Trust, Pines Calyx
Innovate UK Project ref 450115 .
University of Sheffield and Leeds Metropolitan University for Lancaster Co-housing Development, Lancaster co-housing development (Forgebank)
Innovate UK Project ref 450095 .
Urbanism Environment Design (for igloo Regeneration Ltd), Bermondsey Square
Innovate UK Project ref 450063 .
van SOMEREN K., BEAMAN C. and SAO L., Users' Experiences of Lighting Controls: a case study
Lighting Res. Technol. 2017; 0: 1–16 © The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers 2017 Society of Light and Lighting .
Verco, Rotherham Estate
Innovate UK 450069 .
Verco for British Land plc, 201 Bishopsgate
Innovate UK Project ref 450027 .
White Design Associates Ltd, Oakham Church of England Primary School
Innovate UK Project ref 450044 .
William Bordass Associates for Max Fordham and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Woodland Trust HQ
Innovate UK Project ref 450028 .
Wiltshire Council and the Centre for Sustainable Energy, Bourne Hill Council Offices
Innovate UK Project ref 450113 .
WISE, Freya, Reducing Carbon while Retaining Heritage: retrofitting approaches for vernacular buildings and their residents
PhD thesis The Open University. 2022. 38MB pdf .
XCO2 Energy Ltd (via BAM Construct UK), Cressex Community School
Innovate UK project ref 450018 .
ZHOU, Q. and MUKHOPADHYAYA P., Design Versus Actual Energy Performance in Social Housing Buildings
BC Housing Research Centre, University of Victoria, 2020. BC Housing .