Motivation Factors in Energy Saving Behaviour between Occupants in Green and Conventional Buildings — Malaysia Case Study

Abstract

Abstract-Previous studies showed that green buildings may influence occupants attitude and behavior. However, there was limited understanding on how green building influences occupants attitude and behavior. The objective of this paper investigates are green building occupants motivation to save energy different to conventional building occupants. The innovativeness of this study is that it compares the motivation factors between green and conventional buildings, as previous studies have not compared between both building types. The findings in this paper showed that both certified and non-certified green buildings motivated half of the occupants to practice energy saving behaviour.Index Terms-Energy saving behaviour, motivation, green buildings, office buildings.

Influence of LEED branding on building occupants' pro-environmental behavior

“…In another study, Karp [38] investigated the influence of values on environmental behavior and found that altruistic values have positive influence on environmental behaviors. Azizi et al [39] suggested that energy awareness and knowledge around the existing solutions to the environmental issues could be the motivating factor for occupants to practice pro-environmental behaviors. In addition, occupants need to have knowledge and skills to engage in these practices.…”

Understanding pro-environmental workplace behavior: a comparative study

“…However, contrary to expectations, less PEBs were observed from occupants in certified buildings, who have higher awareness about environmental characteristics of their buildings. This evidence contradicts those studies that argue occupants in certified buildings adopt PEBs more than the occupants in noncertified buildings (Azizi and Wilkinson, 2015;Khashe et al, 2015;Steinberg et al, 2009). Despite this, there exist also studies that show certified buildings do not motivate occupants' PEBs (Khashe et al, 2015).…”

“…The findings of these studies were, however, contradictory. Some revealed that working in sustainable buildings motivate energy-saving behavior practice (Daniel et al, 2014;O'Callaghan et al, 2012;Deuble and de Dear, 2012;Steinberg et al, 2009;Azizi et al, 2014;Azizi and Wilkinson, 2015), whereas others demonstrated that certified buildings showed no savings compared to their noncertified counterparts (Hostetler and Noiseux, 2010;McCunn and Gifford, 2012;Rashid et al, 2012;Newsham et al, 2009;Scofield, 2013).…”

Factors Influencing Energy Conservation Application in Green Campus Design Based on Green Behavior

“…Green behavior as pro-environmental behavior in which each individual minimize harms to the environment through reducing energy use, conserving water, reducing waste, and stop buying goods that are harmful to the environment (Steg and Vlek, 2009;Kollmuss and Agyeman, 2002). Energy conservation behavior in buildings is supported by policies from building managers who proactively call on building users to behave energy efficient (Azizi and Wilkinson, 2015). According to Ibtissem (2020), conservation behavior is determined by individual awareness and a motivation is needed to make it happen.…”

“…Energy-saving behavior can be viewed in two ways, namely the usual energy-saving behavior (reducing energy consumption by adjusting daily activities) and energy-saving technology investment (Azizi and Wilkinson, 2015). The highest savings come from changes in behavior that include the use of automatic and energy-efficient devices (Schelly and Cross, 2011).…”