Definitions of POE

Author	Definition
Preiser, (1988)	Process of systematic data collection, analysis, and comparison with explicitly stated performance criteria pertaining to occupied built environments.
Preiser, (2002)	Post-Occupancy Evaluation is a process of systematically evaluating the performance of buildings after they have been built and occupied for some time
Friedman et al., (1978, cited in Hadjri and Crozier, 2009)	An appraisal of the degree to which a designed setting satisfies and supports explicit and implicitly human needs and values of those for whom a building is designed
Zimring and Reizenstein, (1980, cited in Hadjri and Crozier, 2009)	POE as “examinations of the effectiveness for human users of occupied design environments”
RIBA (1991, vited in Hadjri and Crozier, 2009)	Post-Occupancy Evaluation as “a systematic study of buildings in use to provide Architects with information about the performance of their designs and building owners and users with guidelines to achieve the best out of what they already have
Preiser, (2002)	Post occupancy evaluation is a diagnostic tool and system which allows facility managers to identify and evaluate critical aspects of building performance systematically. This system has been applied to identify problem areas in existing buildings, to test new building prototypes, and to develop design guidance and criteria for future facilities.
Kooymans and Haylock	Post occupancy evaluation involves the systematic evaluation of user satisfaction with the facilities provided, usually in respect of users’ work environment
International Energy Agency, (1999)	A Post Occupancy Evaluation of the building indicates how successful the building is, where the problems are, to some extent, how the performance can be improved
Ornstein , (2005)	Post Occupancy Evaluation consist of a set of methods and techniques applied during use of built environments
Visher, (2001)	Post Occupancy Evaluation is any and all activities that originate out of an interest in learning how a building performs once it are built, including if and how well if has meet expectations
Zimmerman and Martin, (2001)	Post Occupancy Evaluation focuses on assessment of client satisfaction and functional “fit” with a specific space. POE assesses how well buildings match users’ needs and identified ways to improve building design, performance and fitness for purpose
Rabinowitz cited in Visher. (2001)	POE is a recognized and valued as a process that can improve, and help explain, the performance of the built environment
Stanely, (2001)	POE is a process for evaluating a buildings’ performance once it is occupied. It is based on the idea that finding out about users’ needs by systematically assessing human response.