TY - Journal article AU - Krishna Munsami AU - Deo Prasad AU - Lan Ding PY - 2017 T1 - The role of post occupation evaluation in achieving high performance buildings through diagnostics JO - Procedia Engineering DO - https://doi.org/APO-225451 UR - https://apo.org.au/node/225451 VL - 180 AB - Buildings are major consumers of energy for heating and cooling. The number of buildings is growing rapidly with demand for energy. To reduce consumption, governments worldwide have implemented codes, standards, and building practices. In New South Wales, Australia the planning department introduced a web-based energy-modelling tool intended to increase the thermal performance of the residential building's envelope prior to development applications. The modelling tool, Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) was introduced in 2004. ER -