The Evaluation of Building Occupants’ Public Awareness on Energy Efficiency: The Study Case of Government Office Building

Abstract

Other than specialized measures, staff’ behavior is a standout amongst the most imperative issues concerning energy efficiency in an office building. It is increasingly perceived that considerable energy savings can be accomplished in buildings through changes in staff’s behavior. The evaluation of behavioral activities in office buildings, in any case, can be troublesome because baseline building energy use is frequently ineffectively seen due to the variety of organizational courses of action and the common absence of sub-metering. This study explored the public awareness of energy consumption and their perceived level of control over energy use. Generally, individual awareness and attitudes about the need to conserve energy, the perceived actions and opinions of other users and views of control over the ease and opportunity to reduce energy consumption were seen by staffs to identify with whether they would expect to save energy in Chancellery Building, USM. An overall evaluation which enveloped staff’s viewpoint can reflect the sense of involvement and the level of energy saving awareness. It is important that staff engagement in the successful achievement of the target on energy saving. Recommendations for empowering energy conservation concentrate on staff responsibilities regarding conservation by giving a reasonable conservation message, taking part in energy reduction plans and giving more noteworthy energy usage data. Therefore, the aim of this research is to create a survey instrument by using staffs as benchmark of evaluation, for the identification of problems in respect to aware the public of energy saving and energy-efficiency in Chancellery Building. This research was conducted in the office of Chancellery Building, USM. Survey forms had been distributed to the staffs in the office to determine their awareness towards energy saving. The results were investigated by utilizing Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) in order to determine its reliability and validity. The research result helped the advancement of energy-efficiency and determines the wastefulness of the existed building.