Experts emphasise role of facilities management in enhancing green building performance

Human behaviour may be causing green buildings in Qatar to perform far below their potential, according to a team of experts brought together by Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC).

Nearly two decades of research has shown that green buildings do not perform as well as their designers expect. QGBC and Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMU-Q), with funding from Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), have initiated the first scientific study to determine whether the behaviour of the personnel who maintain and operate these buildings –facilities management –is at the heart of this disconnect.

The Director of the Center for Health Systems & Design at Texas A&M University, Dr Mardelle Shepley, is a member of the research team. She brings extensive experience in post-occupancy evaluation to help explain why this divide occurs.

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