Salma Husna, Zamani and Rahimi, A. Rahman and Liyana, Mohamed Yusof (2023) WELL building: Criteria for residential buildings in a developing country. Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 13 (3). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2221-6529. (Published)
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Abstract
Health, well-being, and productivity are the main notions for WELL buildings. Although the WELL building standard does exist to follow when designing a building, the concepts and elements might differ between developed and developing counties and types of buildings. However, there is a lack of knowledge on WELL building concepts and elements in developing countries and residential buildings. Thus, this study uses Malaysia as a case study to investigate the elements that affect health, well-being, and productivity (i.e., WELL) for residential buildings in a developing country. First, semi-structured interviews with built environment industry professionals and individuals living in multi-story residential buildings were carried out. Then, the interview data were analyzed using the thematic analysis technique to generate concepts and elements of WELL for residential buildings in a developing country. The analysis identified nine WELL concepts for residential buildings: air, water, fire, fitness, comfort, mind, safety & security, community, and maintenance & management. Furthermore, the nine themes consist of 53 building elements. The findings suggest three additional new WELL concepts for residential buildings in a developing country: fire, safety & security, and maintenance & management. This is the first study that evaluates the element of WELL for residential buildings that contribute to the existing WELL building standard within the context of a developing country.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Indexed by scopus |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Sustainable development; WELL building; Health; Well-being; Productivity; Residential buildings; Decision making |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TH Building construction |
| Faculty/Division: | Institute of Postgraduate Studies Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Norsaini Abdul Samat |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Nov 2023 04:31 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Nov 2023 04:31 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39199 |
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