Question:   How Can Post Occupancy Evaluation help you or DGS do a better job?

The Post-Occupancy Evaluation ("POE") can help DGS employees and its clients by providing an objective, empirical assessment of the design and performance of the buildings and spaces occupied by the state and determine whether they meet the needs of the people who work in them and the customers they serve. Economic and functional performance can only be measured through the POE. We can determine whether the buildings and spaces meet the original intention of the designer. The POE can help identify problems in existing buildings (that usually can be fixed) and assists in reducing mistakes in future spaces and building designs. Without POE we are unable to learn about problems nor are we able to understand human interaction with the building or the relationship between the operations and the facility. By using POE, DGS can deliver the highest level of service to its customers and save taxpayer dollars by eliminating redundancy and reducing change orders which results in lower costs and improved efficiency.

Nick Cimino, Winning Entry
The following people also submitted entries.
Leo Brady
James Drinkard
Susan Dyckes
Ian Ekholm
Diane Elliott
Teresa Kaneko
Peter Liloyan
Gerald McLaughlin
Zach Miller
Lance Muller
Greg Nyland
Elizabeth Parker
Wendy Roberts
Steve Savage
Larry Smith
Howard Sacks
Richard Steuber
Sarah Thamer-Hallford
Roy Tjen-A-Looi
Nancy Vierra
Chris Wicks