General Managers' and building managers' different evaluation of building value and quality - as built and over time

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    Abstract

    This paper is one of the results of a research project on real estate strategies and building values based on a case study of the corporate buildings of DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation). The paper presents some of the results from a questionnaire survey among select groups of managers in DR concerning their evaluation of 5 buildings. The overall purpose of the survey was to evaluate the different buildings’ values and quality, both as built and over time. A second purpose was to develop and test a methodology to describe the values and quality of buildings at a general but still differentiated manner. The respondents were evenly distributed on general managers and building managers and a third purpose was to investigate the differences in the evaluations between these two groups. The evaluations were based on the respondents’ answers to questions concerning a number of quality factors for each building. Furthermore, the respondents were asked to prioritize the quality factors. In the analysis the quality factors were grouped into cultural value and use value and into quality as built and over time. The paper presents the general results of the survey with focus on the differences between the evaluations of general managers’ and building managers’ views on the values and quality of corporate buildings. The implications of such differences for the way building managers communicate with general managers and how architects approach and collaborate with large corporations is discussed.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationCIB2007 World Building Congress : Construction for development
    Number of pages3420
    VolumeFull Proceedings CD
    Place of PublicationCape Town, South Africa
    PublisherCIB
    Publication date2007
    EditionPart 2
    Pages977-988
    ISBN (Print)1-920-01704-6
    Publication statusPublished - 2007
    EventCIB World Building Congress 2007: Construction for Development - Cape Town, South Africa
    Duration: 21 May 200725 May 2007

    Conference

    ConferenceCIB World Building Congress 2007
    Country/TerritorySouth Africa
    CityCape Town
    Period21/05/200725/05/2007

    Keywords

    • Building evaluation, cultural value, use value, quality of buildings, building managers

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