Abstract:
Green building construction was adopted as a strategy to reduce energy
consumption and the overall impact of the built environment on our natural
environment. However, in Malaysia, previous studies have reaffirmed that
green office buildings consume a substantial amount of energy, compared to
another countries. Moreover, there is still a significant performance gap
between predicted energy measurements and actual operational energy
consumption of green office buildings in Malaysia, due to management,
awareness of occupants and technology. Therefore, the purpose of this paper
is to improve energy efficiency practices of green office buildings in Malaysia.
The developed practices integrate technology, role management, and
occupants’ behavioral strategies, in order to reduce the energy consumption
of green office buildings in Malaysia. Methodology or approach to achieve the
research goal, a mixed (quantitative and qualitative) research method was
used to collect data from the research population. In total, 61 respondents
working in a green office building in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia were surveyed
using a questionnaire. Additionally, two energy manager of green office
building were interviewed. The study adopted convenience sampling
technique in selecting the research respondents. The data from the
questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS software while the interview data
were analyzed via thematic content analysis. The findings suggest that the of
technological strategy (switching to LED Lighting.) management strategy
(establish energy management system) and occupants’ behavioral strategy
(training, awareness, occupants energy efficiency guide) will critically reduce
energy consumption of green office buildings in Malaysia.
