categories for Housing Performance Evaluation
Ankita Srivastava, Dr. Yogesh Kumar Garg ,Dr. Nakul Dhagat
Department of Architecture and Planning, MANIT, Bhopal, India
ar.ankita@gmail.com, ar_ykgarg@yahoo.com, nakuldhagat@gmail.com
Abstract: The present global trend emphasizes more on the
performance of building as it not only effects the built
environment and quality of construction but also affects the
human being related with it. Housing is more than a mere
shelter, often confused with built form of residence. It is one
the basic needs of life as it provides protection and comfort
as well as health and well being. The issue of quality and its
assurance in the field of housing has attracted substantial
consideration globally from past decade, due to the paradigm
shift from supplier orientated (provider) to demand
orientated (consumer). It also impacts the frameworks,
guidelines and policies of any country as the focus
transferred on quality assurance in the area of housing for
its longevity and sustainability. This paper reviews the
various Housing Performance tools popularly used
worldwide. The paper tries to categories the indicators from
popular Housing Performance tools. This paper shall also
attempt to assess the degree of relevance of the identified
categories in the popular tools used worldwide. The paper
concludes with the current status of Housing Performance
Evaluation tools in context of India.