Sustainable Residential College: Study on The Room Space Comfort at Public Universities Residential College in Malaysia
Journal Title: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 11
Abstract
This study is to assist the development of the concept of sustainable residential colleges in Malaysia. This study examines the comfort of staying in the room of public university residential colleges in Malaysia. The methodology used is through questionnaires on 2874 respondents from seven public universities in Malaysia. The questionnaire is divided into two parts, part A related to respondents' demographic that contains five question items and Part B related to comfort of the room in the residential colleges which contains 11 question items. In addition, in section B there are two sub-topics, namely the comfort on room physical space and comfort on interior equipment of the rooms’ occupants. The data obtained were analysed using percentages to determine the level of the comfort in every item related questions of the rooms’ occupants. Results showed that all eleven question items occupant comfort on room at a comfortable level and shows of the rooms provided by the Malaysian public university residential college meets the current needs of occupants. Comfort in occupant room is important so that residents can concentrate while doing revision and get enough rest so improve the quality of life while stay in residential colleges. As a result of this assessment, it is possible to find the current situation of the occupants of the existing accommodation facilities that will be used to develop a sustainable residential college and be more conducive and conducive in the future.
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Mohd Reduan Buyung, Haryati Shafii
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- DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v7-i11/3553
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