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In this episode, a year after publication, Judit Kimpian and Hattie Hartman revisit key messages from the book they co-authored with Sofie Pelsmakers. Judit explains why building performance studies de-risk the construction process and help ensure that what was designed actually gets built and operates as intended.
Judit shares her indepth understanding of the many things that go wrong with even the best designed buildings. In conversation with George Morgan, she explains why feedback is relevant for projects of any size and why it is so important to stay with a project during a one-to-three-year ‘landing’ period after completion, to ensure proper commissioning, monitor both energy and indoor environmental quality, and talk to occupants.
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About Judit Kimpian
With over twenty years of experience in practice and research, including a stint at Foster + Partners followed by over a decade with AEDAS, now AHR, Judit Kimpian is at the forefront of building performance research. Judit’s work focuses on the design innovation, technology and policy measures that achieve tangible improvements in the quality and performance of the built environment.
While at AHR, Judit led UK government-funded building performance evaluations (BPE) of seven buildings, together with the UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering. She chairs the Architects Council of Europe’s Sustainable Architecture group, where she advocates for EU policies to ensure that buildings meet the climate challenge and recently contributed to the EU Whole Life Carbon Roadmap. Judit currently teaches net zero architecture at the Bartlett.
Show notes: Projects and resources mentioned in this episode
Energy|People|Buildings J Kimpian, H Hartman and S Pelsmakers (RIBA Publishing 2021)
Energy|People|Buildings: short talks from the book launch
40101 Building performance evaluation of occupied and operational buildings
Bill Bordass, Usable Buildings: a wealth of information here
Architype, Enterprise Centre
LETI, Climate Emergency Design Guide, Chapter 5, Data disclosure
Housing Fit for Purpose Fionn Stevenson (RIBA Publishing, 2019)
Post Occupancy Evaluation: an essential tool for the built environment (RIBA, 2020)
Haworth Tompkins, Post-Occupancy Evaluation – Liverpool Everyman Theatre (2021)
John Christophers Zero Carbon House
AHMM, Burntwood School, Post-occupancy study
Level(s) European framework for sustainable buildings
Credits
Climate Champions is produced in association with ACAN, the Architects’ Climate Action Network
Podcast produced and edited by Concept Culture
Music: Edmilson do Pífano, Forró de dois Amigos. Interpretation: Felipe Tanaka e banda Balaio de Baião