Index Analysis Model to Enhance User Comfort in Energy Efficient Buildings

M Pir Mohammadi,Gurupiah Mursib ,M Moslemi Haghighi

doi:10.22610/jsds.v3i12.725

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Abstract

This paper presents the research proposal initiated based on needs of high developing country like Malaysia in energy efficiency studies. The research proposal developed based on a â€œcurrentâ€ research gap to enhance design related building user comfort criteria towards efficient energy used. Research aims to develop index analysis model to enhance consideration of user comfort towards efficient energy use. The relevant objective and methodology of research in four (4) phases is presented. Firstly, it is to investigate building design attributes related to user comfort in sample size of office buildings. Secondly, it is to capture architectural design related â€œEnergy Efficientâ€ attributes using the same sample size of energy efficient consultants within conducting quantitative interviews. Thirdly, it is to evaluate interrelation of EE attributes versus user comfort attributes with in professional group discussion. Finally, it is to develop index analysis model in consideration of user comfort towards efficient energy used. Accordingly, each objective comply novel findings. In conclusion this paper brief proposed research steps to aims to develop index analysis model to enhance consideration of user comfort towards efficient energy use.

Highlights

As a matter of fact, the growing global population, demographic shifts, climate change and increasing pressure on natural resources have all brought sustainability to the top of political, social and business agendas
Building construction industry practices have realized that by investing in energy-efficiency measures, responding to changing building user requirement patterns and ensuring sustainable practices in project life cycle it is possible to move toward projects that can build and operate more efficiently and user satisfaction in more effective manner
To do so the expected findings are as follow: Expected finding of Objective 1: A list of building architectural design attributes enhancing user comfort

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Introduction

As a matter of fact, the growing global population, demographic shifts, climate change and increasing pressure on natural resources have all brought sustainability to the top of political, social and business agendas. Building construction industry practices have realized that by investing in energy-efficiency measures, responding to changing building user requirement patterns and ensuring sustainable practices in project life cycle it is possible to move toward projects that can build and operate more efficiently and user satisfaction in more effective manner. Understanding dynamic increasing loop of construction foot print in both global and local views, and Malaysian expected housing demands (4% per year) until 2015, it is important to aid building construction to reduce its environmental defects These environmental defects can be categorized to “operation” based and “renovation” based (Zaimi et al 2012)

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