Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and occupant's perception in Malaysian green office buildings / Sati Sekar Kinanthi, Zulkiflee Abdul Samad, Faizul A. Rahim

Natural elements used as a part of sustainable building design have been known to improve the Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) of a space, and enhance occupants' physical and psychological well-being. This study addresses the impact of green office buildings on occupants' perception of the...

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Main Authors: Kinanthi, Sati Sekar, Abdul Samad, Zulkiflee, A. Rahim, Faizul
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying and UiTM Press 2013
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13615/
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Abdul Samad, Zulkiflee
A. Rahim, Faizul
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description Natural elements used as a part of sustainable building design have been known to improve the Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) of a space, and enhance occupants' physical and psychological well-being. This study addresses the impact of green office buildings on occupants' perception of their working area, productivity, mood, sense of well-being, and work motivation, with the aim of understanding the workability of sustainable design employed in Malaysia. An embedded multiple-case case study was conducted. Pictures and data of the green building design were collected, and cross-case analysis was conducted to compare the design elements among the three buildings. A total of 210 subjects in the 3 buildings completed a questionnaire about their perception of the IEQ of their working space, and the perceived psychological impact. Finally, interviews were conducted on 5 subjects per building to further understand their perception of the buildings and how they feel like they are affected by it. The result showed that overall, the subjects perceive sustainable office buildings as optimal to their comfort level, and that the buildings affect their physical and mental well-being positively.
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spelling uitm-136152016-05-16T04:54:39Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13615/ Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and occupant's perception in Malaysian green office buildings / Sati Sekar Kinanthi, Zulkiflee Abdul Samad, Faizul A. Rahim bej Kinanthi, Sati Sekar Abdul Samad, Zulkiflee A. Rahim, Faizul Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia Natural elements used as a part of sustainable building design have been known to improve the Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) of a space, and enhance occupants' physical and psychological well-being. This study addresses the impact of green office buildings on occupants' perception of their working area, productivity, mood, sense of well-being, and work motivation, with the aim of understanding the workability of sustainable design employed in Malaysia. An embedded multiple-case case study was conducted. Pictures and data of the green building design were collected, and cross-case analysis was conducted to compare the design elements among the three buildings. A total of 210 subjects in the 3 buildings completed a questionnaire about their perception of the IEQ of their working space, and the perceived psychological impact. Finally, interviews were conducted on 5 subjects per building to further understand their perception of the buildings and how they feel like they are affected by it. The result showed that overall, the subjects perceive sustainable office buildings as optimal to their comfort level, and that the buildings affect their physical and mental well-being positively. Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying and UiTM Press 2013 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13615/1/AJ_SATI%20SEKAR%20KINANTHI%20BEJ%2013%201.pdf Kinanthi, Sati Sekar and Abdul Samad, Zulkiflee and A. Rahim, Faizul (2013) Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and occupant's perception in Malaysian green office buildings / Sati Sekar Kinanthi, Zulkiflee Abdul Samad, Faizul A. Rahim. (2013) Built Environment Journal (BEJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Built_Environment_Journal_=28BEJ=29.html>, 10 (2). pp. 15-46. ISSN 1675-5022 https://bej.uitm.edu.my/
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Kinanthi, Sati Sekar
Abdul Samad, Zulkiflee
A. Rahim, Faizul
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and occupant's perception in Malaysian green office buildings / Sati Sekar Kinanthi, Zulkiflee Abdul Samad, Faizul A. Rahim
title Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and occupant's perception in Malaysian green office buildings / Sati Sekar Kinanthi, Zulkiflee Abdul Samad, Faizul A. Rahim
title_full Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and occupant's perception in Malaysian green office buildings / Sati Sekar Kinanthi, Zulkiflee Abdul Samad, Faizul A. Rahim
title_fullStr Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and occupant's perception in Malaysian green office buildings / Sati Sekar Kinanthi, Zulkiflee Abdul Samad, Faizul A. Rahim
title_full_unstemmed Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and occupant's perception in Malaysian green office buildings / Sati Sekar Kinanthi, Zulkiflee Abdul Samad, Faizul A. Rahim
title_short Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and occupant's perception in Malaysian green office buildings / Sati Sekar Kinanthi, Zulkiflee Abdul Samad, Faizul A. Rahim
title_sort indoor environmental quality (ieq) and occupant's perception in malaysian green office buildings / sati sekar kinanthi, zulkiflee abdul samad, faizul a. rahim
topic Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13615/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13615/