DESIGN AUDIT AND EFFICIENCY STUDIES

DESIGN AUDIT:
 Design Audit is an integrated system of tools and performance standards designed to help
building designers assess and improve the performance of whole building portfolios. The
Building Design Audit measures and documents the design and performance metrics of
building systems, identifying areas for improvement, and enabling better performance.
Areas covered include:
(i) Site Planning.
(ii) Microclimate Analysis and Natural Ventilation.
(iii) Energy Efficiency and Solar Analysis.
(iv) Building Envelope and External Shading.
(v) Optimum Window Ratio and Day lighting.
 The results are benchmarked against all other anonymous results from completed
Building Performance Audits. This provides best practice standards, which can be used by
building owners to direct the designers of new buildings and retrofit projects.

BUILDING EFFICIENCY
 It is the Percentage proportion of a buildings’ rentable area, not counting the area
occupied by elevators, equipment, hallways, lobby, restrooms, etc.
Efficiency Ratio = Net assignable area/Gross area
 This is used to determine the efficiency ratio of an existing plan.