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Demographic changes have prompted the development of 'age-friendly' housing design standards in several countries, but there has been limited exploration of whether older prospective homebuyers would prefer to purchase homes with accessible and adaptable features. This exploratory study used a stated choice experiment to explore whether prospective homebuyers in England aged 50 and over would prefer homes with accessibility and adaptability attributes. Respondents were significantly more likely to select dwellings with step-free access and adaptable bathrooms than properties without these features and were willing to pay significantly more to purchase them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Informal settlement is a spatial manifestation of inequality, in that people turn to informal solutions for housing when formal ones are out of reach, usually because of financial constraints but also other factors such as social exclusion. However very little is known about the architectural and urban forms that constitute informal settlements, and thus how this inequality manifests spatially, and what specifically is inadequate in these settlements is not currently well understood. We use the framework of the United Nations Right to Adequate Housing as a benchmark to determine whether housing is contributing to inequality through one or more failures of adequacy, in which case we define these as being inequitable housing. We analyse the architecture of four cases within three informal settlements in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, to examine how these urban forms both reflect and/or remedy multi-scalar urban housing inequalities. Four key physical spaces are found to be important: the dwelling's site, resident's control over dwelling design and construction, the design of the dwelling threshold, and the characteristics of shared open spaces. In the right combination, the quality of these physical spaces in informal settlements can contribute to informal settlement residents achieving housing adequacy. A better understanding of the built environment of informal settlements can enable designers and planners to harness the potential of informal settlement environments that are assets of the urban poor, create a context that stops informal settlements becoming 'slum-like' and help construct pathways towards urban equality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Even though elsewhere in the Western world and the gulf regions, many studies explore the effect of extreme weather conditions on the construction of houses, little is known in sub-Saharan Africa. This study therefore engages homeowners and various construction workers in a qualitative study to analyze how rainfall affects the building of houses. A total of 75 participants, comprising 20 homeowners and 55 construction workers were purposively selected to share their experiences about the impact of rainfall on the construction of houses using in-depth interviews. The narratives of the participants made several revelations to deepen knowledge on the effect of climatic conditions such as rainfall on housing construction. The study revealed that rainfall causes financial losses to homeowners and creates hazardous work environments for construction workers. Financial losses are encountered through the destruction of building materials, increases in the cost of building materials in the wet season and extra labour costs incurred in carrying out reworks. This challenge posed by extreme rainfall has implications of hindering many prospective homeowners in achieving their aspiration of becoming homeowners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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New 3D-printing technologies allows to make constructive elements, especially walls, faster and with formal diversity. The 3D-printed elements usually have self-supporting capacities, but they need to be reinforced or integrated into larger structures, to make buildings of large extension or height of several floors. This work proposes a residential construction strategy, focused on Chile, which combines a modular main reinforced concrete structure with partitions made of 3D-printed walls to obtain different housing organizations. For this, a structural grid and range of volumes are defined in BIM. In addition, a parametric programming is developed and prototypes of 3D-printed walls are made. The volumetric development provides a wide repertoire of residential surfaces, while the main structure provides a great flexibility of occupancy. The programming organizes the design and execution process, with numeric analysis and visualization capabilities. The executed prototypes demonstrate a constructive feasibility and architectural appealing. This development expresses the possibility to integrate 3D-printing in massive and varied dwelling construction, and suggests new paths for housing construction with the application of new design technologies and automated manufacturing in construction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research aims to analyze how Turkey's Regulation on Fire Protection influences fire safety precautions on housing design and construction in Turkey. Tokat province center, which is one of the less populated cities of the country, has been chosen as the study area. In the study; 5 residential buildings which were designed and built before 2002 in when Turkey's Regulation on Fire Protection entered into force and also 5 different residential buildings which were designed and built after 2002 have been analyzed comparatively according to 20 measurable criteria which are chosen among the provisions of Turkey's Regulation on Fire Protection (TRFP) and according to the architectural project, the studies done in the building site and interviews carried out with responsible persons. The influence of TRFP on the Protection of Buildings from Fire in the design and construction process of residential buildings constructed in Tokat has been evaluated concerning the results of this analysis. When the results of the analysis are examined, it has been determined that there has been an improvement, in terms of fire safety, in the houses which were designed after the TRFP entered into force but it has not reached the desired level. The housings which are selected in this research are built after the TRFP and they are among the high building group. It is thought that this situation makes it difficult to fulfill the provisions of the TRFP, and therefore several criteria are not fulfilled. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There are several tools developed to evaluate the sustainability of buildings, some of which are used internationally. However, their efficiency has been questioned. Several research studies these Sustainability Assessment Tools (SAT) from various perspectives. Nevertheless, only a few have studied the prioritization of SAT indicators based on the recent literature. Paying special attention to urban housing, this research follows the method and data from two previous investigations (parts of the same project) to evaluate the prioritization of credits used in LEED v4 for Homes Design and Construction, one of the most advanced and internationally adopted certificates for urban housing, to see to what extent its scoring system (i.e., the points that are assigned to its credits) is aligned with the priorities existing in the recent literature related to urban housing sustainability. The data from a systematic review of 118 Scopus-indexed papers are used. The results highlight significant differences in the prioritization of factors between the LEED evaluation system and the recent literature. It is suggested to complement this evaluation with the priorities existing in other world-scale urban housing assessment methods (e.g., lifecycle assessments) to have a comprehensive overview of the optimal prioritization of indicators for international SATs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Benchmarking is a method that can be used to measure progress and create awareness about the performance of organisations. Benchmarking the housing stock energy performance of Dutch housing associations can be used to measure and assess progress towards the decarbonisation of the housing stock. A new national climate agreement was signed in 2019, and in 2021 a new method to determine the theoretical energy performance of dwellings came into force in the Netherlands. To benchmark energy performance, a set of indicators is created that adequately represents the performance of Dutch housing associations according to the changed policies. A process involving key stakeholders is presented here to identify, assess and combine possible indicators. These were then integrated into four integrated models, which led to a final benchmark model. A model was chosen that consists of three indicators covering the energy performance of Dutch housing associations. The process and arguments that led to this final model are presented. While applicable within the Dutch context, the method and research results provide generalisable insights for the creation of energy performance benchmarks for building stocks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

New requirements for living, working, and learning at home due to Covid-19 have highlighted two fundamental needs in apartment housing: (1) adaptability to fit multiple functions in a limited area; and (2) access to private outdoor space to support residents' health and wellbeing, and to provide spatial and thermal variety in small units. The two needs may initially appear to be disconnected: when residents have a high demand for flexibility and adaptability in apartment housing, balconies tend to be overlooked as potential spaces to facilitate adaptability. An analysis of several international housing projects with innovative balcony designs and unit designs is the basis for the identification of several typologies of balconies. Typologies of adaptable balconies and examples are used to show how they may support housing adaptability within a dwelling. The 'adaptable balcony' concept is introduced in the context of multifamily housing design, together with a clear definition of active and passive adaptability by inhabitants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The role of a balcony is well recognised in the history of urban living. If designed carefully, balconies fit certain spatial and normative contexts and respond to residents' needs. This study examines how balconies are used and what variables influence the variety and intensity of their usage. A non-participatory observation of 3000 balconies in Wrocław, Poland, was followed by interviews with relevant stakeholders. Key questions were: How do people adapt balconies to their personal needs and for what types of activities do they use balconies? Interviews (n = 41) were conducted with developers' representatives, estates agents, architects and residents. Results indicate what kind of physical features (size, dimensions) or contextual features (orientation, exposure, community pattern) affect balconies' usage. The residents' activities performed on balconies and type of furniture are presented: their features, estate characteristics and surrounding context. Interviews with industry stakeholders reveal that developers and designers have a poor understanding of how balconies are actually used: their assumptions are that balconies are used for leisure and not for other functions. This research identifies and confirms the variety of balconies' functions, and the most crucial features of well-designed balconies are adaptability and responsiveness to context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a certain period ruled by the same administration, in different places but proximately the same distance from the capital, the dwelling formation as a process linked to the center developed at the periphery increases the issues of the way of building within similarities and differences. This study aims to provide data on 19th-century peripheral cities due to the center of the Ottoman Empire, which is the city of Istanbul, places such as Prizren and Safranbolu. The study focuses on the general design principles of the Anatolian house in Safranbolu and in the city of Prizren, the characteristics of these cities are that inherit the traditional dwelling units. In the analysis of the traditional houses in Safranbolu has been selected three most eminent samples to have a more detail description of the house. In the same manner, has been done at the second part is related to the Balkan traditional house, whereas the characteristic city has been choosing the city of Prizren, with its most eminent three examples of traditional houses. For both areas has been developed table that shows the characteristics and then has also comprehensive tables to see the similarities or the differences between these traditional houses from different areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the recent changes in Victorian planning regulations regarding small second dwellings, aimed at facilitating their construction and rental, while highlighting design requirements and potential improvements. Topics include the legislative changes to streamline approval processes, design standards for small second dwellings, and concerns regarding the exclusion of provisions for Dependent Persons Units and larger dwellings from the new arrangements.

Australia's expensive housing market is often claimed to be primarily the result of a shortage of supply due to town planning constraints, leading to political pressure on councils and state governments to remove planning regulations, regardless of their planning merit. We argue that this supply story is a myth and provide evidence against three key elements of the myth. First, there has been a surplus of dwellings constructed compared to population demand, rather than a shortage. Second, planning approvals typically far exceed dwelling construction, implying that more approvals or changes to planning controls on the density and location of development cannot accelerate the rate of new housing supply. Third, large increases in the rate of housing supply would have small price effects relative to other factors, like interest rates, and come with the opportunity cost of forgone alternative economic activities. Indeed, if the story were true, then property developers would be foolishly lobbying for policy changes that reduce the price of their product and the value of the balance sheets, which mostly comprise undeveloped land. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This socio-spatial study explores the meaning of home in an Arab context in terms of the response of residents to three case study sites that reflect different eras of development and involve different house types- traditional courtyard houses in the Medina and two collective housing estates. Based upon the triadic distinctions of Lefèbvre, a mixed methodology is applied to these case study sites, with relevant information coming from interviews and focus groups with architects and residents, a satisfaction survey and a space syntax analysis. Unlike many previous studies, the interviews and focus groups document the experience and views of female residents. The results highlight the continuing impact of religion and culture on the meaning of the home. The Arab-Libyan home constitutes a family and a feminine ideal, based on gender segregation and female privacy. The traditional courtyard house offers a suitable house type, but not the only possible type that meets the practices and preferences of Arab Libyan families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores housing models and hybrid typologies advanced as part of an urban renewal programme in Belgrade (Serbia, former Yugoslavia) in the 1980s. We argue that these typologies were tested against the socialist-modernist model of mass residential construction that had been dominant since the 1960s. Our research identifies the design methodologies employed in the insertion of collective housing typologies into an elite residential quarter of traditionally-planned detached family houses, in the case of high-standard housing project Dedinje II/2 (1979–1986) designed by the architect Zoran Županjevac. The article particularly focuses on local adaptation of the transnational concept of designing spaces of transition between community and privacy. Instrumental in this adaptation, we aim to show, was the educational experience and professional practice critical of radical modernism gained by the architect in the USA, UK and Austria. In particular, we find that the project reflects the transfer of knowledge and experience across cultural, geographic and political contexts. The resulting typologies, we contend, not only represented an example of a pluralist approach to late-socialist architecture but provided models for re-thinking housing in the transition to the market economy of the post-socialist period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At the start of the twentieth century, Dublin city's slums bore comparison to those of Calcutta. The last inner city slums were finally cleared in the 1980s. This paper takes a long-term perspective to examine the key features of local authority housing policy over these decades. We explore three key policy instruments (tenure, housing type and the provision of 'reserved areas'), detailing for the first time how and why they evolved. Both parallels and contrasts with the UK experience are identified. We argue that the varying approaches to tenure reflect shifting government funding regimes and were not ideologically driven. One result was two phases of housing stock sell-off to sitting tenants. Ongoing internal debate concerning the balance between flats and houses resulted in periodic changes in the type of dwellings provided. 'Reserved areas', a serendipitous response to a financing problem in the 1920s, remained a consistent policy instrument over the years. This led to increased social mixing and a varied appearance within housing schemes. We demonstrate that the combination of these three elements created Dublin's distinctive social housing landscape with its low-rise, low-density footprint. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a summary of decisions of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and reports of Planning Panels Victoria. It reports the ruling of the Tribunal in BEG Projects Pty v. Merri-bek CC, which involved a mixed-use development project. It outlines proposed change zone and overlay schedules and residential-related policies under the Housing and Settlement Strategy: Refresh 2020-2036 and Neighborhood Character Study and Guidelines.

Domestic buildings are increasingly complex, saturated with services that need coherent control if design and inhabitants’ goals are to be achieved. The evidenced inappropriate use of controls linked with a performance gap suggests that effective methods for assessing the inhabitants’ relationship with control interfaces for services are needed within building performance evaluation and practice studies. The development of a bespoke domestic usability tool over two iterations is presented, demonstrating new insights into the relationship between design and inhabitant engagement with controls. Deep contextual development came from trialling the tool in four UK domestic case studies. Understanding the purpose of a control interface and the inhabitants’ role was found to be a fundamental diagnostic for inhabitant engagement. The tool became a prompt for immediate action or further information-seeking for one-quarter of households involved in its application. However, the affordances and physical issues identified could not be addressed without major physical changes, which should have been picked up at the design and construction stages. Organizational learning based on the tool findings was triggered in one of four developers involved. The challenges for developing usability studies are discussed with recommendations provided for different actors in the housing and construction industry on how to progress them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper introduces the problem of the abandonment of historical housing located in city centres. These constructions are usually excluded from the cultural heritage conservation processes, and therefore a large quantity of them is currently unlivable, and because of this there is an urgent need to propose solutions. However, the extent of the existing building stock and the additional difficulty of protecting its patrimonial value requires an accurate analysis. This work makes a contribution to the definition of historical housing areas by cataloguing the different dwellings, hence it underlines the need to define building typologies in order to simplify the multiparametric analysis and identify the main vernacular characteristics on such a wide scale. This definition of typology may include all the parameters which value and characterize a historic house through an approach which combines a territorial, urban, architectural, and construction perspective. Likewise, data processing will enable the selection and definition of building typology. The methodology proposed serves as a policy guideline for analysis of buildings in historical centres, prioritising the preservation of the cultural heritage value and the recovery of the historic use of urban space. This method has been tested in a previous case study of the Jerte Valley ( Valle del Jerte ), located in The Central System, Spanish and Portuguese: Sistema Central. This study approaches the analysis of a vernacular housing stock of three thousand dwellings by: first, taking into account the complexity of the historical area analysing the territory, landscape, architecture and urban variables; then, by selecting the representative building typologies; and, finally, by defining information sheets. The culture heritage of the Valley, based on adequate information, will be protected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

‘Socially engaged’ participatory design projects from the performative arts are often seen as producers of ‘other’ knowledge. This encompasses embodied, affective and non-representational dimensions of architectural knowledge on future dwelling. Such understanding of what the arts do is in opposition to rationalizations and particularly the scaled concept of a pre-social singularised future inhabitant—the ‘user’—as imputed by modern(ist) architecture and urban planning practices. This paper proposes a combined argument rooted in body sociology by showing that the incorporation of future inhabitants in architectural design processes is a material struggle for social difference around the abstract concept of the ‘user’. It is a political dynamic that concerns all stakeholders in the design processes. The case is called ‘Planbude’, a participatory project in Hamburg, which questions the conventional self-referential body techniques and methods of embodying design in the profession of architects. It will be shown that Planbude’s intervention into the conventions of design processes is not about the aesthetic ‘othering’ of knowledge production only. It will be argued that the members of Planbude have strong practical competences in translating their research results into design processes by critically dealing with the conventional methods of architects and planners. Among all stakeholders this leads to a cultural sensibility and to considerations of differentiated bodily needs in the politics of an architectural design process. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In England's national parks, the design of new dwellings represents a significant and contested part of landscape planning, inseparable from park conservation ideologies and policies. Within public discourse, new housing proposals can be praised for enhancing the landscape or decried for destroying it, while the decisions of planning authorities legitimise or marginalise different points-of-view. Set in Dartmoor National Park, this paper explores the competing aesthetic interpretations of landscape and the rural as represented within the design and planning of two separate residential sites that were redeveloped between 1998 and 2008. Discourse analysis of interviews (with architects, planners and clients), policies, and written accounts (planning applications and associated correspondence) investigates the positions of various stakeholders in response to these housing projects and to their protected rural landscape settings. Results reveal how notions of landscape context and aesthetics vary across different stakeholder groups, with design quality, sympathetic scale and landscape enhancement proving to be key areas of contention. Differing interpretations of national park planning policy, the problematic nature of communicating and judging qualitative aspects of ‘contemporary’ architecture, and the ongoing emphasis on visual aspects of landscape aesthetics mean that incorporating new housing design within national park landscapes remains challenging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article traces the in situ production of space in a multi-unit residential building under construction in Berlin. Looking at how space is constituted in an unfinished building, it shows how material objects become loci of meaning-making in the constitution of a new building and future home. Through examining a group of future dwellers engaged in the participatory planning of a residential building, it argues that this is a community building a house in order to build an idealised community in the future. They negotiate an uncertain future community through objects in the built environment over which they have control in the present. Using relational spatial theory, the activities of planning the built environment are shown as inextricably linked to producing the meanings and significance of objects. Through looking at three objects in the built environment: an information hut, raised flowerbeds and interior windows, the active production of the relational space of inhabitation can be witnessed on-the-ground, through concrete activities, long before dwelling commences and the sites and ideas of homes are achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Problem, research strategy, and findings:I question whether the strength of affordable housing policies in local comprehensive plans is associated with better affordable housing outcomes, which I measure as a decrease in the share of low-income households who spend more than 30% of their income for housing, otherwise known as cost-burdened households. I first assess the strength of affordable housing policies in 58 local comprehensive plans, counting the number of—and degree of coercion in—those affordable housing policies. I then analyze the relationship between the strength of affordable housing policies and changes in the share of low-income households with cost burden. I find that the strength of affordable housing policies is higher in the Atlanta (GA) metropolitan area than in the Detroit (MI) metropolitan area. I also find that the strength of affordable housing policies is positively associated with a decrease in the share of low-income households paying more than 30% of their income for housing in the Atlanta metropolitan area. I do not find a comparable relationship between plan strength and housing outcomes in the Detroit metropolitan area. I also find that the state role matters: Georgia provides more support and guidance for local comprehensive planning, and for affordable housing policies in those plans, than does Michigan. Takeaway for practice:Planners should continually promote local comprehensive plans that include more and stronger affordable housing policies and advocate for greater state support for comprehensive planning and affordable housing policies because these appear to lead to a greater likelihood of implementing stronger plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The recent enhancements of the National Construction Code have reduced the amount of energy required to heat and cool Australian homes. To date, the result of these changes, within Australia's temperate and cool-temperate climates, is generally warmer internal temperatures. However, many of these warmer homes are presenting condensation and mould. This is demonstrating a general non-awareness of vapour pressure management within the Australian design and construction professions. This paper discusses research from the architectural and medical science disciplines. The paper identifies a significant gap in appropriate building regulation and building science knowledge within this field in Australia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents an economic and environmental cost analysis of a representative Portuguese housing dwelling unit using an innovative lightweight adjustable membrane partitioning system, developed within a research project. The environmental and economic costs of this system, both on the construction and occupancy phases, were compared with the Portuguese conventional dividing wall solution, in hollow brick, simulated on the same reference dwelling, using the same layout and remaining constructive elements. The occupancy phase costs were evaluated by computer simulation, which allowed determining how the occupancy schedule of daytime and night time occupied areas may influence the cooling and heating needs for different solar orientations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is a rearrangement of author's dissertation: ”Residential Buildings of Neues Bauen in Northern Parts of Zagreb between 1928 and 1945”, defended on April 12th, 2007 at the University of Zagreb, School of Architecture, upon mentorship of Professor Emeritus Nikola Filipović. 39 apartment buildings and 109 villas erected from 1928 to 1935 as a whole may represent vivid contribution of architects residing in Zagreb to Modern architecture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Planning new housing areas involves balancing many interests and local authorities must make decisions in a way that is accountable. Formal accountability is organised differently in plan-led and development-led planning systems. In plan-led systems, accountability relates to the question of whether development takes place in accordance with the plan, whereas in development-led systems, it relates to whether development is guided by a set of principles. In practice, however, planning systems mix plan-led and development-led ways of working. This paper compares accountability arrangements in a housing development project in a development-led system (Clay Farm and Glebe Farm in the Cambridge Southern Fringe in the UK) with one in a plan-led system (Keijzershof located between Rotterdam and The Hague in the Netherlands). These arrangements are analysed for both the link between strategic planning and development project planning and the link between development project planning and the development on the ground. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dwellings should be designed for users' wellbeing but frequently their actions seem to contradict the logic adopted in the design. The impact of users' actions and habits on buildings energy efficiency is well established and documented. However, there is a lack of available information concerning the relationship between user behaviour, building airtightness and ventilation. This paper explores the results of a large experimental campaign, which included: airtightness measurements by fan pressurization of flats; continuous CO 2 measurements, and a questionnaire regarding tenants' habits. Forty nine apartments from two different social housing neighbourhoods, one of them recently rehabilitated, were used as case study. Non-rehabilitated flats presented an average ACH 50 of 8.9 h −1 while the rehabilitated flats presented an average of 6.8 h −1 . The impact of user behaviour in airtightness levels was investigated and, in the rehabilitated case study, the average ACH 50 was 4.3 h −1 in modified flats and 7.7 h −1 in non-modified. This can have important consequences on the indoor environment as the average ACH found in a modified flat, ranged from 0.35 h −1 , in December to 1.01 h −1 in August, showing the importance of window opening in the actual ventilation rates. The standard methods for estimating average ventilation rates were applied to the sample and results compared with measurements, indicating a need to adapt currently used methodologies to adequately include user effect. The complexity of human behaviour is a challenge for designers and therefore increasing the knowledge of user actions and habits is decisive for building better homes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The owner-built incremental housing approach is highly prevalent in developing countries although its economic rationale is questionable. This study uses descriptive statistics and regression analysis to examine the flexibility of owner-built housing construction cost in response to different cost-push factors based on survey data on 43 main and 20 outbuilding projects implemented in Dar es Salaam Tanzania between 1990 and 2013. It has been observed that factor cost-flexibility of incremental construction is significantly enhanced through longer construction periods, the use of local cement and drainage system materials and larger built space. This flexibility is explained by the owner-builders’ ability to internalize these cost-push factors over time which is reflected through lower annual construction costs facing owner-builders even at times of shortage in services and material supply, cost underestimation or high interest rate. These observations suggest that longer construction periods not only offer the cost-spread advantage but also allow a more thorough search for appropriate plot location, cheaper sources of materials, more affordable design and an appropriate match between changing life cycle housing needs and household income. Therefore, the incremental owner-built approach has lower annual construction costs not only because of the cost-spread effect of a longer construction period but also as a result of owner-builders’ cost-saving choices made in terms of utilization of certain local materials, purchasing plots in less challenging environments, preferring single-storey over two-storey houses and avoiding complex house design. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The causes and implications are explored for why some inhabitants choose to avoid or abandon usage of their mechanical ventilation system. Over half of respondents in four LEED-certified high-rise residential buildings in Toronto, Canada, were found not to use their heat recovery ventilators (HRV). Questionnaire scores, comments and interview results found the following reasons: acoustic dissatisfaction, difficulty with the accessibility of filters, inhabitant knowledge and preferences, and lack of engagement with training materials. A disconnect also exists between the expectations of designers and the thinking and behaviours of inhabitants. The implications of inhabitants' ventilation behaviours were also explored though metered energy data as well as noise and indoor air quality (IAQ) measurements within their dwellings. Results suggest that abandoning mechanical ventilation in favour of passive ventilation can actually lead to greater satisfaction with IAQ and to decreased energy consumption. It is recommended that designers employ resilient design strategies that allow for varied preferences (e.g., for passive ventilation) to be exercised by inhabitants without undermining suite- or building-level performance. The study also highlights the importance of using post-occupancy evaluation methodology to understand how inhabitants interact with (new) technology in order to optimize performance and satisfaction in high-rise residential buildings. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]