Hawaii Preparatory Academy Energy Lab

Total Building Performance and Diagnostics (TBPD) is an integrated and holistic framework for conceptualizing, specifying, designing, analyzing and commissioning a building project and may even be extended to post-occupancy management and maintenance. TBP is not just about the application of “hi-tech” building systems and/or materials. TBP seeks to rationally and systematically exploit the synergy of the various relevant technologies and management know-how to bring about desirable building performance at a reasonable and affordable price tag.

 

The TBPD concept embraces six principal performance mandates, namely, spatial, acoustical, thermal, visual, indoor air quality, and building integrity. Each mandate comprises a set of performance targets and pertinent diagnostic tools. The targets are occupant-oriented deliverables that pertain to the environmental or physical attributes of the building which impact the physiological, psychological, social and economic well-being of the occupants. The diagnostic tools are methodologies developed for the appraisal of the building design in terms of the various performance indices.

 

TBPD can facilitate optimization of the design for performance, avoidance of conflicts, elimination of omissions and abortive work, and wastage of resources. This is because the key emphasis of TBPD is integrative design and synergy amongst various building systems. This is achieved through the “building performance matrix”, which is an important diagnostic tool. It can be used to guide and monitor the achievement of the design team, giving the client an objective and balanced overview throughout the implementation of the project.[1]

 

Source: SENV7006 Course description and schedule assignment 2013-2014, Khee Poh LAM