Post occupancy evaluation of energy-efficient buildings in Tropical climates – Malaysia

There exists a well-known gap between occupants and building’s energy-efficient designs. A comprehensive building performance diagnostic technique, Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) may surpass the current evaluation method by reducing the gap between occupants and building’s energy-efficient design....

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Main Authors: Ng, Ban Huat, Akasah, Zainal Abidin
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description There exists a well-known gap between occupants and building’s energy-efficient designs. A comprehensive building performance diagnostic technique, Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) may surpass the current evaluation method by reducing the gap between occupants and building’s energy-efficient design. Due to these reasons, the aim of this research is to identify the problems with respect to energy-efficient design which affect occupants’ comfort. This research focuses on the application of energy-efficient design in office building and was conducted on energy-efficient buildings in Malaysia. A building performance survey framework, Energy-efficient Building Environmental Quality Questionnaire (EBEQ2), was used to identify the problems affecting occupants’ comfort and buildings’ Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ). The result was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The research outcome shows that majority of occupants are not satisfied with the thermal comfort and lighting condition of the buildings. Building certified with sustainable building rating tools does not guarantee better IEQ performance. Thus continuous research is needed to ensure energy-efficient building concept is applied effectively in each type of building.
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spelling my.uthm.eprints-38962021-11-22T06:34:02Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3896/ Post occupancy evaluation of energy-efficient buildings in Tropical climates – Malaysia Ng, Ban Huat Akasah, Zainal Abidin TH Building construction TH7005-7699 Heating and ventilation. Air conditioning There exists a well-known gap between occupants and building’s energy-efficient designs. A comprehensive building performance diagnostic technique, Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) may surpass the current evaluation method by reducing the gap between occupants and building’s energy-efficient design. Due to these reasons, the aim of this research is to identify the problems with respect to energy-efficient design which affect occupants’ comfort. This research focuses on the application of energy-efficient design in office building and was conducted on energy-efficient buildings in Malaysia. A building performance survey framework, Energy-efficient Building Environmental Quality Questionnaire (EBEQ2), was used to identify the problems affecting occupants’ comfort and buildings’ Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ). The result was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The research outcome shows that majority of occupants are not satisfied with the thermal comfort and lighting condition of the buildings. Building certified with sustainable building rating tools does not guarantee better IEQ performance. Thus continuous research is needed to ensure energy-efficient building concept is applied effectively in each type of building. Archnet-IJAR 2013 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3896/1/AJ%202017%20%28526%29.pdf Ng, Ban Huat and Akasah, Zainal Abidin (2013) Post occupancy evaluation of energy-efficient buildings in Tropical climates – Malaysia. International Journal of Architectural Research, 7 (2). pp. 8-12. ISSN 2631-6862
spellingShingle TH Building construction
TH7005-7699 Heating and ventilation. Air conditioning
Ng, Ban Huat
Akasah, Zainal Abidin
Post occupancy evaluation of energy-efficient buildings in Tropical climates – Malaysia
title Post occupancy evaluation of energy-efficient buildings in Tropical climates – Malaysia
title_full Post occupancy evaluation of energy-efficient buildings in Tropical climates – Malaysia
title_fullStr Post occupancy evaluation of energy-efficient buildings in Tropical climates – Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Post occupancy evaluation of energy-efficient buildings in Tropical climates – Malaysia
title_short Post occupancy evaluation of energy-efficient buildings in Tropical climates – Malaysia
title_sort post occupancy evaluation of energy-efficient buildings in tropical climates – malaysia
topic TH Building construction
TH7005-7699 Heating and ventilation. Air conditioning
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