Occupants’ Workplace Satisfaction Following Implementation of Minimum Set Point Temperature Directive in Government Office Buildings

Othoman, M. A. and Kamal, S. N. O. and Zulkipli, M. Z. and Sulaiman, S. A. (2012) Occupants’ Workplace Satisfaction Following Implementation of Minimum Set Point Temperature Directive in Government Office Buildings. In: 3rd International Conference on Production, Energy and Reliability, 12-14 June 2012, Kuala Lumpur.

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Abstract

Thermal comfort influences productivity and satisfaction of occupants of a workplace. Improper set point for air conditioning may cause discomfort and may lead to low productivity among building occupants. Malaysia is known for its hot and humid weather that air-conditioning is widely used in office buildings. Recently a circular was released by the government to enforce a minimum set point temperature of 24°C in all government office buildings as a mean to conserve energy. This paper presents a study on evaluation of the satisfaction level of occupants following implementation of a government directive on the minimum set point temperature in the office buildings of a polytechnic in Malaysia. The study was conducted by measurement of the room air temperature and relative humidity of the occupied office area. In addition, a survey was conducted on the occupants to gauge their satisfaction on the comfort level in the office. It was found that 94% of the occupants indicated that their offices are comfortable despite increase in the set point temperature.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects: T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Departments / MOR / COE: Departments > Mechanical Engineering
Research Institutes > Energy
Depositing User: Dr Ir Shaharin A Sulaiman
Date Deposited: 22 Jun 2012 07:05
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2017 08:21
URI: http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/7730

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