Factor influence the intention in adopting green building technology / Noor Syazwani Azizan and Nur Syairah Abu Hasan

Green building technology also known as green construction is introduces and practices a green friendly theme on design in structures, buildings, and commercial spaces. The adaptation of green building technology taken place as a solution to meet the growing demand on healthy and environmentally friendly building will reduce the environmental problem while enhancing the people’s well-being and achieving sustainable development. As a result, this article presents an overview of the relevant literature which contributes to the adoption of green building technology within Malaysia, as well as an evaluation of the level of adoption intention among the Malaysian public. The goal of this article is to determine factors that can influence the intention of adopting green building technology in Malaysia. Convenience Sampling technique has been employed in this study, with 330 total of respondents drawn from the population in Malaysia. There are five main independent variable that can influence the intention in adopting green building technology which is economic issues, attitude and market, information, knowledge and awareness, management and government and technology and training. Additionally, this research identifies the variable that have the greatest impact on a public’s intention. The results reveal that of all the variables influence the intention of Malaysian public in adopting green building technology. Therefore, this study can contribute to the growth of implementation in adopting green building technology in Malaysia.