Review on indoor environmental quality parameters towards healthier green buildings in Malaysia / Fadhilah Che Aziz and Md. Yusof Hamid

Fadhilah, Che Aziz and Md. Yusof, Hamid (2015) Review on indoor environmental quality parameters towards healthier green buildings in Malaysia / Fadhilah Che Aziz and Md. Yusof Hamid. In: Proceedings of Postgraduate Conference on Global Green Issues (Go Green), 7-8 October 2015, Dewan Kuliah Al-Khawarizmi Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Perak.

Abstract

This paper presents the review of indoor environmental quality parameters in various guidelines and green rating tools namely; Guidelines on Indoor Environmental Quality for Government Office, Guideline for Performance Evaluation and Office Building‟s Rating, Green Building Index (GBI), Green Real Estate (GreenRE), Green Mark and Building Research Establishment Environment Assessment Method(BREEAM). The review process was done by comparing theparameters existing in these guidelines and green rating tools. Further review has been done on the selected green rating tools across several green policies on indoor environmental quality. Standard references for the parameters isalso identified. Previous studies that have been conducted regarding indoor environmental quality level in several buildings are also been reviewed.With the
insights drawn from the comparative review, suggestions on ways to improve indoor environmental quality
parameters and assessments are made that may facilitate its implementation. The outcome of the study provides
a deep understanding in indoor environment quality parameters and assessments. With the outcome of this
study, it may helpsinimprovingassessment in indoor environmental qualitytowards healthier green buildings in
Malaysia.

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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
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Fadhilah, Che Aziz
fadhilahaziz81@gmail.com
Md. Yusof, Hamid
yusof344@perak.uitm.edu.my
Subjects: T Technology > TH Building construction > Environmental engineering of buildings. Sanitary engineering of buildings
T Technology > TH Building construction > Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings
T Technology > TH Building construction > Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings > Sustainable buildings. Sustainable construction
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak > Seri Iskandar Campus
Event Title: Proceedings of Postgraduate Conference on Global Green Issues (Go Green)
Event Dates: 7-8 October 2015
Page Range: pp. 153-160
Keywords: assessment parameters, indoor environmental quality, green building, green rating tool, guidelines, sustainability
Date: 2015
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32734
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