BRiDGe - Building Research Data Group
This project, developed by the Center for Sustainable Building Research (CSBR) at the University of Minnesota, is the first step in creating a constantly evolving knowledge base for building projects and a feedback loop from actual project experience back to decision makers, owners, designers, researchers, and students.
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MNSCU) System, the University of Minnesota, and Minnesota state agencies build and remodel dozens of major facilities every year. This knowledge base documents these projects in a shared database so agencies can learn from each other’s experience and improve on building methods. The goal is to provide high performance buildings that represent the best investment of state money over the lifecycle of each project. In addition to documenting the building design, the database will include information on the building delivery process, initial and operating costs, sustainable design strategies, improved workplace strategies, successes and failures, and lessons learned.
Post Occupancy Evaluations (POEs) are being conducted that focus on building energy consumption, occupant satisfaction, design and construction process, sustainable strategies employed, and materials, systems and details, and are the source of information for the knowledge base.
As the first phase of developing the BRiDGe database, CSBR has completed post occupancy evaluations of three libraries: James W. Miller Learning Resource Center at St. Cloud State University, Winona State University Learning Resource Center and University of Minnesota Duluth Library. Information was collected on the overall building, spatial layout, furnishings, acoustics, lighting, HVAC systems, and information technology. The study also provides information on general performance, energy efficiency, maintainability, flexibility and other issues.
http://www.csbr.umn.edu/bridge |
