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As this Epilogue was being written and this book being completed, our senior editor and team leader, Wolfgang Preiser, died. For most of the contributors to this book, and no doubt many of its readers, Wolf Preiser’s work has blazed a trail that has influenced the practice of architecture and design as well as social science research into occupant (building user) behavior in countries all over the world. This Epilogue is a tribute to Wolf’s life and career. The contents of this—his last—volume bear witness to his extensive and sustained influence and impact. The chapters cover various ways in which Post-Occupancy Evaluation has evolved into Building Performance Evaluation and enriched theory, as well as offering contemporary examples of how these practices affect knowledge as well as practice.
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Vischer, J.C. (2018). Epilogue: From Building Evaluation to Building Performance Evaluation and Beyond. In: Preiser, W., Hardy, A., Schramm, U. (eds) Building Performance Evaluation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56862-1_24
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