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The needs and behavior of building users often differ from the original expectations of building planners; especially in buildings with innovative building technologies. The aim of this study was to explore the design of user participation for certified office buildings, reveal influencing factors and recommend how success factors can be integrated into the German Assessment Scheme for Sustainable Buildings (BNB).

Gebäudenutzer --- Partizipation --- Nutzerzufriedenheit --- Nutzerbeteiligung --- Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung --- building sustainability rating tool --- user participation --- occupant --- user --- user satisfaction

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Researches illustrated that people spend an average of 87% of their time enclosed in
buildings and more precisely 69% of their time at home (Klepeis, et al., 2001), and with
the current direction of the construction sector these building are becoming more and
more restricted in energy consumption.
As a consequence, numerous POE (post-occupancy evaluation) studies conducted
on these high-performance buildings highlight the fact that the reduction of energy
consumption has an effect on users’ indoor environmental comfort, such as the study
conducted by (Pastore & Andersen, 2019) illustrating that the satisfactory rate doesn’t
exceed 50% when it comes to IAQ (indoor air quality).
Furthermore, after reviewing the main factors contributing on air quality,
ventilation systems seem to be a critical factor. Therefore, this study was conducted to
assess the efficiency of different ventilation systems on IAQ using quantitative on-site
monitoring conducted on 5 residential buildings in Belgium.
As an additional contribution of the study, the interaction of the occupants with
these systems will be analyzed in a qualitative manner, regarding their operating mode,
maintenance frequency, and personal sensations based on the combination of in-depth
surveys and profiling (Bruxelles Environnement, 2017).
Based on the analysis conducted in the study, the results confirm that the
occupants behavioral pattern has more impact on the ventilation systems than the
maintenance factor, and this impact is proportional with the degree of the performance
of the constructions.
Mechanical ventilation systems proves to be the most efficient ventilation
system when it comes to an even distribution of the indoor air quality and satisfaction
rate. However, a calculation based on the occupants’ behavioral pattern must be
established to avoid miscalculations and reduce discomfort.
Finally, the research highlights the fact that the personal control on the ventilation
systems when it comes to the adaptation method (such as the openings and the free
cooling concept), has a major contribution on the occupants’ satisfaction rate.

Ethnography • Occupant behavior • Residential Buildings • Monitoring • Post-Occupancy Evaluation • User Satisfaction --- Ingénierie, informatique & technologie > Architecture --- Ingénierie, informatique & technologie > Energie

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Faut-il compter les livres que l’on prête ou bien faut-il interroger les lecteurs sur ce qu’ils ont retenu de leur lecture ? Comment évaluer la performance de sa bibliothèque et comment mesurer son impact sur le public qu’elle dessert ? Cerner l’impact de son établissement, dessiner la cartographie de sa zone de chalandise, mesurer les effets induits par l’offre de services ‒ présentiels ou virtuels ‒ sur ses différents publics, calculer la satisfaction et tester, à toutes les étapes d’un projet, l’expérience de l’usager sont parmi les sujets abordés dans cet ouvrage.

Libraries --- Library use studies --- Public services (Libraries) --- Library users --- User-centered system design --- Computer network resources --- Bibliothèques --- Utilisateurs des bibliothèques --- Conception participative (Conception de systèmes) --- Information électronique --- Social aspects --- Economic aspects --- User satisfaction --- Evaluation --- Evaluation. --- Attitudes. --- Aspect social --- Aspect économique --- Satisfaction des utilisateurs --- Utilisation --- Services aux usagers --- Attitudes --- Library administration --- Public libraries --- Evaluation Studies as Topic --- Library Services --- Library Surveys --- Bibliothèques --- Utilisateurs des bibliothèques --- Conception participative (Conception de systèmes) --- Information électronique --- Aspect économique --- Library management --- documentatie --- bibliotheques --- documentation --- bibliotheken --- Libraries - Evaluation --- Public libraries - Evaluation --- Information Science & Library Science --- évaluation --- expérience utilisateur --- norme --- ressource numérique --- bibliothèque

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The topic of pinpointing Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in the urban context has been cultivating interest lately from different scholars, urban planning practitioners and policymakers. This Special Issue originates from the Greening Cities Shaping Cities Symposium held at the Politecnico di Milano (12–13 October 2020), aiming at bridging the gap between the science and practice of implementing NBS in the built environment, as well as highlighting the importance of citizen participation in shared governance and policy making. The Special Issue received contributions from all over the world, from Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey, Brazil, Portugal, Denmark, France, Bulgaria, Sweden, Hungary, Spain, the UAE, the UK, and the USA.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- nature-based solutions --- landscape and urban design --- urban agriculture and food systems --- coastal dynamics --- Groningen --- stakeholder participation --- multi-level governance --- co-creation --- urban living lab --- sustainable urban development --- urban planning --- greening cities --- urban governance --- biophilia --- health and well-being --- urban design --- urban green infrastructure --- ecopsychology --- ecotherapy --- Parque Augusta --- social movements --- appropriation of nature --- green gentrification --- right to nature --- spatial planning --- green infrastructure --- rainwater management --- urban green areas --- nature-based solutions (NBSs) --- agent-based model (ABM) --- firmographics --- market segmentation --- multi-level perspective --- sustainability transition --- participatory budget --- urban sustainability --- European green capital --- European green deal --- Lisbon --- social monitoring --- social cohesion --- CLEVER Cities --- municipal planning --- ecosystem services --- shared governance --- public-private collaboration --- competence development --- land development --- planning models --- nature-based solutions (NBS) --- knowledge-based urban development --- guidelines --- citizen engagement --- participation --- urban regeneration --- living knowledge --- URBiNAT --- Augmented Reality --- Virtual Reality --- emotions --- co-design --- computer vision --- simulation --- Environmental Psychology --- colors --- Nature-Based Solutions --- surrounding environment for access --- neighborhood park --- user satisfaction --- park facility --- Bay Avenue Park --- Al Ittihad Park