How We Actually Use Buildings, with Adrian Leaman and Bill Bordass (usablebuildings.co.uk)

#31 Adrian Leaman & Bill Bordass

If you’ve started looking into building performance and post occupancy evaluation at all you’ll soon come across research and tools that Adrian Leaman and Bill Bordass have had a hand in. Together they were involved in the creation of the BUS methodology, the Soft Landings framework, Probe, which later became Nabers, then Nabers UK and Display Energy Certificates - or DEC ratings. They are experts in making buildings truly usable through feedback and strategy. The pair’s website UsableBuildings.co.uk is a treasure-trove of guidance, research and case studies aimed at encouraging those who make buildings, think about end users, understand their experiences, and take their feedback seriously.

Show Notes

Episode #31 with Adrian Leaman & Bill Bordass . If you’ve started looking into building performance and post occupancy evaluation at all you’ll soon come across research and tools that Adrian Leaman and Bill Bordass have had a hand in. 

Together they were involved in the creation of the BUS methodology, the Soft Landings framework, Probe, which later became Nabers, then Nabers UK and Display Energy Certificates – or DEC ratings. 

They are experts in making buildings truly usable through feedback and strategy. The pair’s website UsableBuildings.co.uk is a treasure-trove of guidance, research and case studies aimed at encouraging those who make buildings, think about end users, understand their experiences, and take their feedback seriously.

Some links to the files we discussed

www.usablebuildings.co.uk
https://www.usablebuildings.co.uk/UsableBuildings/Unprotected/GeorgeKasabov1979.pdf
https://www.usablebuildings.co.uk/UsableBuildings/Unprotected/Logistical.pdf
https://www.usablebuildings.co.uk/UsableBuildings/Unprotected/WhoBenefits2Sep2013.pdf
https://responsible-retrofit.org/greenwheel/
https://www.usablebuildings.co.uk/UsableBuildings/Unprotected/FlyingBlind.pdf
https://www.usablebuildings.co.uk/UsableBuildings/Unprotected/Usability.pdf
https://www.usablebuildings.co.uk/UsableBuildings/Unprotected/HowIntelligent.pdf

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