Streamlining WELL concepts of office buildings for developing countries: The case of Malaysia
The research aims to identify WELL concepts that support office building occupants’ health, well-being, and productivity in a developing country. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data from occupants working in office buildings. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the...
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| author | Tan, Carmen Y. M. Abdul Rahimi, Abdul Rahman Xia, Bo Chen, Qing |
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| description | The research aims to identify WELL concepts that support office building occupants’ health, well-being, and productivity in a developing country. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data from occupants working in office buildings. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the collected data. In addition to the existing ten concepts in WELL Building Standards, three new WELL concepts have been identified: “Security and Safety,” “Building Services and Maintenance,” and “IT Infrastructure” are significant in supporting occupants’ wellness for office buildings in developing countries. Compared to developed countries, security and safety are highly concern due to the high-crime rates. Additionally, poor building services and maintenance and low support IT Infrastructure are lacking in sustaining the occupants’ wellness. Hence, this research revealed office building occupants’ needs in a developing country through the WELL concepts. These findings can assist government bodies of developing countries in streamlining WELL rating tools. |
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| spelling | ump-452002025-07-30T01:28:14Z https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45200/ Streamlining WELL concepts of office buildings for developing countries: The case of Malaysia Tan, Carmen Y. M. Abdul Rahimi, Abdul Rahman Xia, Bo Chen, Qing TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TH Building construction The research aims to identify WELL concepts that support office building occupants’ health, well-being, and productivity in a developing country. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data from occupants working in office buildings. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the collected data. In addition to the existing ten concepts in WELL Building Standards, three new WELL concepts have been identified: “Security and Safety,” “Building Services and Maintenance,” and “IT Infrastructure” are significant in supporting occupants’ wellness for office buildings in developing countries. Compared to developed countries, security and safety are highly concern due to the high-crime rates. Additionally, poor building services and maintenance and low support IT Infrastructure are lacking in sustaining the occupants’ wellness. Hence, this research revealed office building occupants’ needs in a developing country through the WELL concepts. These findings can assist government bodies of developing countries in streamlining WELL rating tools. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2022 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45200/1/Streamlining%20WELL%20Concepts%20of%20office%20buildings%20for%20developing%20countries.pdf Tan, Carmen Y. M. and Abdul Rahimi, Abdul Rahman and Xia, Bo and Chen, Qing (2022) Streamlining WELL concepts of office buildings for developing countries: The case of Malaysia. In: Construction Research Congress 2022. Construction Research Congress 2022: Project Management and Delivery, Controls, and Design and Materials, CRC 2022 , 9 - 12 March 2022 , Arlington, TX. pp. 606 -616., 3-C. ISBN 978-078448397-8 (Published) https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483978.062 |
| spellingShingle | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TH Building construction Tan, Carmen Y. M. Abdul Rahimi, Abdul Rahman Xia, Bo Chen, Qing Streamlining WELL concepts of office buildings for developing countries: The case of Malaysia |
| title | Streamlining WELL concepts of office buildings for developing countries: The case of Malaysia |
| title_full | Streamlining WELL concepts of office buildings for developing countries: The case of Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Streamlining WELL concepts of office buildings for developing countries: The case of Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Streamlining WELL concepts of office buildings for developing countries: The case of Malaysia |
| title_short | Streamlining WELL concepts of office buildings for developing countries: The case of Malaysia |
| title_sort | streamlining well concepts of office buildings for developing countries: the case of malaysia |
| topic | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TH Building construction |
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