by Martin Cook
Hardcover: 216 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (February 26, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1405130881
ISBN-13: 978-1405130882
Book Description
Design quality often seems intangible as it represents a melding of the art and science of architecture. Clients invariably use the criteria of time, cost, and quality as a strategic framework for their building projects – they tend to want the highest quality in the shortest time and at the lowest cost. bull; bull;The Building Research Establishment's Design Quality Method rates buildings against subjective (e.g. external appearance) and more objective (e.g. accoustics) performance by using a rating matrix. Five defined levels of quality cover the key areas of design and quality - architecture; environmental services; user comfort conditions; whole life costing; and detailed design. These can be scored by a visual survey and professional judgement then augmented by scientific measurement where possible (e.g. temperature, lighting and sound levels). The resultant scores allow comparisons in terms of overall and specific aspects of design quality.
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