# Building performance > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Building_performance > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Building_performance.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_performance > Source revision: 1303197307 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) '''Building performance''' is an attribute of a [building](/source/building) that expresses how well that building carries out its functions. It may also relate to the [performance](/source/performance) of the building [construction](/source/construction) process. Categories of building performance are quality (how well the building fulfills its functions), [resource](/source/resource) savings (how much of a particular resource is needed to fulfill its functions) and [workload](/source/workload) capacity (how much the building can do). The performance of a building depends on the response of the building to an external [load](/source/structural_load) or shock. Building performance plays an important role in [architecture](/source/architecture), [building services engineering](/source/building_services_engineering), [building regulation](/source/building_code), [architectural engineering](/source/architectural_engineering) and [construction management](/source/construction_management). Furthermore, improving building performance (particularly energy efficiency) is important for addressing climate change, since buildings account for 30% of [global energy consumption](/source/global_energy_consumption), resulting in 27% of global greenhouse gas emissions.{{cite web |title=Buildings - Sectorial Overview |url=https://www.iea.org/reports/buildings |website=IEA |access-date=17 June 2023}} Prominent building performance aspects are [energy efficiency](/source/efficient_energy_use), [occupant comfort](/source/occupant_comfort), [indoor air quality](/source/indoor_air_quality) and [daylighting](/source/Daylighting_(architecture)). ==Background== {{cleanup rewrite|date=October 2016}} Building performance has been of interest to humans since the very first shelters were built to protect us from the weather, natural enemies and other dangers. Initially design and performance were managed by craftsmen who combined their expertise in both domains. More formal approaches to building performance appeared in the 1970s and 1980s, with seminal works being the book on ''Building Performance''{{Cite book|title=Building Performance|last=Markus|display-authors=et al|publisher=Applied Science Publishers LTD|year=1972|isbn=085334-542-2|location=London}} and ''CIB Report 64''.{{Cite book|title=CIB Report 64 - Working with the Performance Approach in Building|last=CIB Working Commission W60|publisher=International Council for Building Research Studies and Documentation|year=1982|location=Rotterdam}} Further progress on building performance studies took place in parallel with the development of building science as a discipline, and with the introduction of personal computing (especially computer simulation) in the field; for a good overview of the role of simulation in building design see the chapter by Augenbroe.{{Cite book|title=The role of simulation in performance based building. In: Hensen and Lamberts (eds), Building performance simulation for design and operation.|last=Augenbroe|first=Godfried|publisher=Spon Press|year=2011|isbn=978-0-415-47414-6|location=Abingdon, Oxon|pages=15–36}} A more general overview that also includes physical measurement, expert judgement and stakeholder evaluation is presented in the book ''Building Performance Analysis''.{{Cite book|title=Building Performance Analysis|last=de Wilde|first=Pieter|publisher=Wiley Blackwell|year=2018|isbn=9781119341925|location=Hoboken / Chichester}} While energy efficiency, thermal comfort, indoor air quality and (day)lighting are very prominent in the debate on building performance, there is much longer list of building performance aspect that includes things like resistance against burglary, flexibility for change of use, and many others; for an overview see the building performance analysis platform website in the external links below. == Building performance standards == There are several different building performance standards widely used for designing [building code](/source/building_code)s and energy-efficiency certifications. For instance, the standards produced by [ASHRAE](/source/ASHRAE) (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers) and the [IECC](/source/International_Energy_Conservation_Code) (International Energy Conservation Code) have been widely used to inform local building codes and energy-efficiency certification programs,{{Cite web |last=Amara |date=2019-06-18 |title=What is Standard 189.1, and why does it matter? |url=https://www.csemag.com/articles/what-is-standard-189-1-and-why-does-it-matter/ |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Consulting - Specifying Engineer |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |first= |title=Phius 2021 Passive Building Standard Certification Guidebook |url=https://www.phius.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/Phius%20Certification%20Guidebook%20v3.02.pdf |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=PHIUS}} such as [Passive House](/source/Passive_house), [Energy Star](/source/Energy_Star), and [LEED](/source/LEED). Building performance standards include specifications on the [building envelope](/source/building_envelope) (which includes the windows, walls, roofs, and foundation), the [HVAC](/source/Heating%2C_ventilation%2C_and_air_conditioning) system, electric lighting, hot water consumption, and home appliances, among others.{{Cite web |title=2021 IECC National Model Energy Code (Base Codes) |url=https://newbuildings.org/code_policy/2021-iecc-national-model-energy-code-base-codes/ |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=New Buildings Institute |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) Program Requirements |url=https://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/doe-zero-energy-ready-home-zerh-program-requirements |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Energy.gov |language=en}} ==See also== * [Building energy simulation](/source/Building_energy_simulation) * [Ecological design](/source/Ecological_design) * [Energy audit](/source/Energy_audit) * [Environmental impact assessment](/source/Environmental_impact_assessment) * [Green retrofit](/source/Green_retrofit) * [Sociology of architecture](/source/Sociology_of_architecture) * [Sustainable architecture](/source/Sustainable_architecture) * [Sustainable design](/source/Sustainable_design) * [Weatherization](/source/Weatherization) == References == == External links == *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160420021354/https://www.ashrae.org/resources--publications/periodicals/ashrae-journal/features/measuring-commercial-building-performance ASHRAE - measuring commercial building performance] * [http://www.globalbuildings.org Global Buildings Performance Network] * [http://www.bpi.org BPI Building Performance Institute] - U.S. organization setting home performance technical standards * [https://building-performance.org/ Building Performance Association ] - U.S. trade association of home performance contractors and others promoting performance based energy retrofits. * [https://building-performance.org/bpa-journal/ Building Performance Journal] - Home performance articles. *[https://www.bldg-perf.org Platform for discussion of theory on building performance] - Building Performance Analysis book companion website Category:Building engineering Category:Energy conservation --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Building performance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_performance) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_performance?action=history)). 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