POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION OF THE SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY BUILDING COMPLEX FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA.

Abstract

Buildings of all types are basically an enclosures which house human activities and interests. Building ought to be designed, operated and be fit for people to use it, fit for its purpose, and fit for the planet. Post occupancy Evaluation (POE) is the logical last step in a cyclical design process, whereby lessons learned from the performance of a building can be used to improve the performance for future designs. Post occupancy evaluation (POE)of the School of Environmental Technology complex, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria was carried out. In order to achieve of this paper, Investigative POE methodology approach was adopted to collect data. One hundred and twenty questionnaire was distributed to the staffs and students who are the actual users of the building complex. A total of ninety-five completely filled questionnaires were retrieved and used for the analysis to ascertain the level the level of satisfaction of the occupants. The questionnaires were validated for reliability through pilot survey. Of those respondents surveyed, 55% were students and 45% staff. 19% were women aged under 30, 24% over 30. 32% were men aged less than 30 and 25% over 30,. The findings were compared with Building Use Studies ‘BUS’ database of educational buildings. Users’ perception is worst in the area of general cleanliness and maintenance of the facility. The report generated from the users’ perception of their working/learning environment could be used to aid building performance.