The increasing importance of continuous improvement in the building industry has rendered post occupancy evaluation (POE) as an essential tool to examine the success of building design and performance after occupancy. POE has not been in the forefront for several decades but there is renewed interest due to emergence of facilities management as a major discipline in the procurement and management of buildings, especially, amongst large owners. This revived interest has resulted in research endeavors to further enhance POE methods for users in various settings and identification of function specific evaluation factors.This study focused on determination of functional and indoor environment performance factors specific to renovated office facilities in university settings. These factors were used to develop a trial POE survey that would assess occupant satisfaction level in a facility. The trial POE survey was tested in two university buildings at Michigan State University. The results were used to modify the POE survey. This research also provided a methodology to develop a survey and a process to conduct POE in university settings for faculty and staff occupied spaces.
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