Exploring important factors influence demand for flexible windows: a quantitative study of Universiti Technologi Malaysia staff / Vahid Moghimi and Mahmud Mohd Jusan

Moghimi, Vahid and Mohd Jusan, Mahmud (2013) Exploring important factors influence demand for flexible windows: a quantitative study of Universiti Technologi Malaysia staff / Vahid Moghimi and Mahmud Mohd Jusan. Journal of Academia, 3 (1). pp. 20-23. ISSN 2289-6368

Abstract

The current trend in mass produced housing in Malaysia includes the provision of housing unit which are not easily adaptable to the lifestyle changes of users. Consequently, various architectural elements of housing units including windows are subject to modification. This phenomenon is evident when 42% of the respondents of this research experienced window replacement in their homes. This study has been undertaken with particular focus on users’ reasons for having flexible windows. To achieve this, quantitative surveys were carried out among staff members of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. The results indicate 74.4% of the users, spread among various social groups, are enthusiastic about having flexible windows installed in their houses. Consideration of this demand for flexible windows reveals that personalized housing and the various levels of environmental comfort shows parallelism. Flexible windows are in demand to fulfil physical and psychological housing needs. By linking the user’s needs to flexible windows, user-congruence environment, hence propagation of sustainable living environment will be improved.

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Item Type: Article
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Moghimi, Vahid
vmoghimi1@gmail.com
Mohd Jusan, Mahmud
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Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General) > Industrial research. Research and development
T Technology > TX Home economics > The house. Including arrangement, care, servants
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan > Kuala Pilah Campus
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Academia
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Journal of Academia (JoA)
ISSN: 2289-6368
Volume: 3
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 20-23
Keywords: Housing, flexible windows, demand for flexible windows, survey
Date: 2013
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29244
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