Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 2023, 13(3), 0018
WELL Building: Criteria for Residential Buildings in a Developing Country
1Ph.D. Student, Faculty of Civil
Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Kuantan,
Pahang, Malaysia, E-mail: salmahusnazamani@gmail.com
2Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology,
Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia, E-mail:
arahimirahman@ump.edu.my; Visiting Researcher, General Educational
Development, Daffodil International University, 1341 Dhaka, Bangladesh
(corresponding author).
3Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology,
Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia, E-mail:
liyanam@ump.edu.my
Project Management
Received November 6, 2022; received revisions March 2, 2023; May 6, 2023; accepted May 9, 2023
Available online August 25, 2023
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.
Keywords: Sustainable development, WELL building, health, well-being, productivity, residential buildings, decision making.
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Citation: Zamani, S. H., Rahman, R. A., and Yusof, L. M. (2023). WELL Building: Criteria for Residential Buildings in a Developing Country. Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 13(3), 0018.
DOI:
10.32738/JEPPM-2023-0018
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