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Applying Social Return on Investment (SROI) to the built environment
The effective measurement and dissemination of the impact of design on building users requires an evaluative shift away from measuring building performance towards measuring the outcomes experienced by people. This agenda shares considerable overlap with the emerging concept of “social value” and it is proposed that social impact valuation methodologies could fill the post-occupancy quantification gap. A review of the social impact sector identifies Social Return on Investment (SROI) as the most developed methodology with a robust framework for implementation. SROI generates monetised results, anticipated to enhance transferability compared to typical post-occupancy evaluation summaries and facilitate the dissemination and usefulness of findings within the design and construction industry. The paper gives an in-depth account of an exploratory study to trial the six stage SROI methodology in three nonclinical healthcare buildings, involving interviews, focus groups, user surveys and financial valuation techniques. The SROI results are summarised and the discussion provides a critical methodological reflection of applying SROI to the built environment: the technical challenges faced, the modifications made as a result, and the lessons learnt from this process. The conclusion offers some practical recommendations for future applications of SROI to the built environment
Applying Social Return on Investment (SROI) to the built environment
The effective measurement and dissemination of the impact of design on building users requires an evaluative shift away from measuring building performance towards measuring the outcomes experienced by people. This agenda shares considerable overlap with the emerging concept of “social value” and it is proposed that social impact valuation methodologies could fill the post-occupancy quantification gap. A review of the social impact sector identifies Social Return on Investment (SROI) as the most developed methodology with a robust framework for implementation. SROI generates monetised results, anticipated to enhance transferability compared to typical post-occupancy evaluation summaries and facilitate the dissemination and usefulness of findings within the design and construction industry. The paper gives an in-depth account of an exploratory study to trial the six stage SROI methodology in three nonclinical healthcare buildings, involving interviews, focus groups, user surveys and financial valuation techniques. The SROI results are summarised and the discussion provides a critical methodological reflection of applying SROI to the built environment: the technical challenges faced, the modifications made as a result, and the lessons learnt from this process. The conclusion offers some practical recommendations for future applications of SROI to the built environment
Applying Social Return on Investment (SROI) to the built environment
Watson, Kelly (author) / Whitley, Tim (author)
2016-01-01
Watson , K & Whitley , T 2016 , ' Applying Social Return on Investment (SROI) to the built environment ' Building Research and Information , pp. 1-17 . DOI:10.1080/09613218.2016.1223486
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Electronic Resource
English
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690
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