Building condition assessment: adjustments of the Building Performance Indicator (BPI) for university buildings in Brazil

Abstract The Building Performance Indicator (BPI), not fully applied in Brazil, expresses objectively the overall condition of a building based on the performance assessment of the building systems that comprise it. Although BPI was originally developed for hospital facilities, it can be used in different types of buildings since its methodology is generic. The objective of the study is to adjust the BPI to allow its application in the maintenance management of Brazilian university buildings. The stages of the research consist of (1) adjusting the factors and criteria that comprise the BPI; (2) implementing the adapted BPI; and (3) verifying its utility and ease of use. The adjustment and implementation included a building for classrooms and another that houses a teaching and research laboratory, both located at University X. The results obtained allowed the comparison of the overall condition between the inspected buildings, which establishes the intervention priority helping to adopt the most adequate maintenance strategy.摘要 建筑性能指标（Building Performance Indicator, BPI）目前在巴西尚未得到充分应用，其通过对组成建筑的各系统开展性能评估，客观表征建筑的整体状态。尽管BPI最初是为医院设施开发的，但其方法论具备通用性，因此可应用于不同类型的建筑。本研究的目标是对BPI进行适配调整，使其能够应用于巴西高校建筑的维护管理工作。本研究的实施步骤包括：（1）调整BPI所涵盖的影响因素与评判标准；（2）落地应用适配后的BPI；（3）验证其应用效用与易用性。本次调整与应用覆盖了X大学内的两栋建筑：一栋为教学楼，另一栋为教学科研实验室楼宇。研究所得结果可实现对受检建筑整体状态的对比分析，从而确定干预优先级，助力选取最适配的维护策略。