Resumen
out in 2005 and involved teachers and graduate students of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the same University of São Paulo. The work consisted of the application of various methods for evaluating performance in use and the final results were organized in a concise, user-friendly way in discovery maps. These maps, which bring together synthesis of the different evaluation standards regarding the building (opinions of users and appraisal specialists, the pertinent legislation, and recommendations for each critical point by floor and by sector), are a valuable tool for decision making by the building?s managers in terms of interventions, remodeling projects, expansion and the implementation of improvements.