A study on the awareness among local residents towards green home concept / Azira Adzmi and Lizawati Abdullah

Adzmi, Azira and Abdullah, Lizawati (2018) A study on the awareness among local residents towards green home concept / Azira Adzmi and Lizawati Abdullah. In: 3rd Undergraduate Seminar on Built Environment and Technology 2018 (USBET2018), September 2018, Universiti Teknologi Mara Perak Branch.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to identify the level of awareness of potential homebuyers on green home concept among government staff in Seri Iskandar. This research also studies whether the potential homebuyers understand the benefit of having green homes. In Malaysia, the number of green
developments is relatively below par as compared to other countries in Asian. One of the issues recognized through previous literature is the awareness among Malaysians. Malaysians may have little knowledge on the benefit of green building and most of them do not realize the importance of green home. The green home has a long-term benefit towards users and the environment, either from the
economic and social perspective as well as environmental. This research was conducted among government staff in the District of Perak Tengah. A total of 120 questionnaires were distributed at two main administration buildings, Perak Tengah District Council and Perak Tengah District Administrative Complex. The data was analysed using SPSS Version 21.0 using descriptive statistics analysis. From the
result of the analysis, majority of respondents are aware of the green home concept and they believed it can give the benefits into their life if they are apply the concept of green homes. It is recommended that further research to be done in other settings or areas.

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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
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Adzmi, Azira
azirabintiadzmi@yahoo.com.my
Abdullah, Lizawati
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Subjects: N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > Sustainable architecture
N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > Sustainable architecture > Malaysia
N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > Housing
N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > Housing > Malaysia
T Technology > TH Building construction > House construction
T Technology > TH Building construction > House construction > Malaysia
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: 3rd Undergraduate Seminar on Built Environment and Technology 2018 (USBET2018)
Event Dates: September 2018
Page Range: pp. 258-264
Keywords: Awareness; Homebuyers; Green home; Benefit
Date: 2018
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/46720
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