Management criteria for green building in Malaysia; relative important index

• Published in: Energy sources. Part A, Recovery, utilization, and environmental effects Vol. 41; no. 21; pp. 2601 - 2615
• Main Authors: Aghili, Nasim, Hosseini, Seyed Ehsan, Bin Mohammed, Abdul Hakim, Zainul Abidin, Nazirah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 02.11.2019
• Subjects: Malaysia; Management criteria; rank; relative importance index (RII)
• ISSN: 1556-7036; 1556-7230
• DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2019.1568634

This paper investigates the management criteria that can be applied to improve green building performance. The primary purpose of this paper was to quantify the relative importance index (RII) of management of the green building factors and ranked the factors and groups consistent with their relevance level in management criteria. This objective was achieved by making relevant analyses on the distributed questionnaires. In this regard, a comprehensive literature review was conducted, and a structural expert survey was carried out with 35 different highly experienced green building experts, green building managers, and professional facilitators. The technique of Relative Importance Index (RII) was adopted to quantify the relative importance indices of an inclusive list of management criteria in the Malaysian green buildings management context. The paper is categorized relevance management green buildings factors based on important include; (1) Sustainable Procurement; (2) Sustainable Operation; (3) Environmental Health; (4) Repair and Maintenance management; (5) Resource Management. It was carried out a ranking of management criteria by RII technique in this research.