Exploring Green Office Building Choices by Corporate Tenants in Malaysia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. Green Office Buildings and Sustainability Movement in Kuala Lumpur
2.2. Locational Decision Making: Neo-Classical and Behavioural Approaches
2.3. Demands for Green Office Building
3. Methodology
3.1. Research Design
3.2. Data Collection
3.3. Data Analysis
3.4. Case Study and Profiles of Respondents
3.5. Mind Map for the Case Study
4. Results
4.1. Location
4.1.1. Case Study 1 (City Centre)
4.1.2. Case Study 2 (Suburban Analysis)
4.1.3. Summary of Findings under Location
4.2. Finance and Cost
4.2.1. Case Study 1 (City Centre)
4.2.2. Case Study 2 (Suburban)
4.2.3. Summary of Findings under Finance and Cost
4.3. Building Features
4.3.1. Case Study 1 (City Centre)
4.3.2. Case Study 2 (Suburban)
4.3.3. Summary of Findings under Building Features
Green Certification Helps to Improve the Image and Branding of the Organisation
Energy Efficiency Reduces the Cost of Operations and Other Services
4.4. Health and Wellbeing
4.4.1. Case Study 1 (City Centre)
4.4.2. Case Study 2 (Suburban)
4.4.3. Summary of Findings under Health and Well-Being
4.5. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
4.5.1. Case Study 1 (City Centre)
4.5.2. Case Study 2 (Suburban)
4.5.3. Summary of Findings under Corporate Social Responsibility
Mission and Vision towards Sustainability
Corporate Social Responsibility towards Sustainability
4.6. Image and Branding
4.6.1. Case Study 1 (City Centre)
4.6.2. Case Study 2 (Suburban)
4.6.3. Summary of Findings under Image and Branding
4.7. Findings from the Cross-Case Study
4.7.1. External Pressure from the Company Headquarters (HQ)
4.7.2. Large Organisations Occupation of Green Office Space
4.7.3. Development of Information and Technology Communication (ICT)
4.7.4. Decentralisation of Organisations with Specialised Function
4.7.5. Additional Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Theme | Author |
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Building Features | Nappi-Choulet, I. and Decamps, Aurelien [2] Zieba, Belniak and Gluszak [15] Andelin, M., Sarasoja, A.L., Ventovuori, [16] Jailani, Reed and James [23] Khan, Wang and Lee [22] |
Cost and Financial | Zieba, Belniak and Gluszak [15] Pivo and Fisher [24] Feige, Wallbaum, Janser and Windlinger [27] Brown and Cole [28] Sayce, Smith, Cooper and Venmore-Rowland [29] |
Health and Wellbeing | Feige, Wallbaum, Janser and Windlinger [27]. Sayce, Smith, Cooper and Venmore-Rowland [29] Fiskand Rosenfeld [30] Sharma and Vredenburg [31] |
Image and Branding | Zieba, Belniak and Gluszak [15] Rashid, Spreckelmeyer and Angrisano [32] Cajias and Fuerst [33] |
Corporate Social Responsibility | Robinson, Simons, Lee and Kern [12] Sayce, Smith, Cooper and Venmore-Rowland [29] Fiskand Rosenfeld [30] Dixon, Ennis-Reynolds, Roberts and Sims [34] Boldy and Barnes [36] Andrea, Piet and Nils [37]. Myers, Reed and Robinson [40] Yang and Roh [37] Roh, Li, Yang [38] Roh, Noh, Oh, Park [39] |
Respondent | Location | Structure of Organisation | Sustainability Mission and Vision | Type of Organisation | Size Organisation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS1 | Suburban | Sewerage and Collection Service | Yes | Local Organisation | Medium |
RC2 | City Centre | Oil and Gas | Yes | Foreign Organisation | Large |
RC3 | City Centre | Construction | Yes | Foreign Organisation | Large |
RC4 | City Centre | Construction | Yes | Foreign Organisation | Large |
RC5 | City Centre | Finance | Yes | Local Organisation | Large |
RS6 | Suburban | Information Technology | Yes | Foreign Organisation | Large |
RC7 | City Centre | Naval Technology | Yes | Foreign Organisation | Medium |
RS8 | Suburban | Finance | Yes | Foreign Organisation | Large |
RS9 | Suburban | Information Technology | Yes | Foreign Organisation | Medium |
RS10 | Suburban | Information Technology | No | Foreign Organisation | Medium |
RC11 | City Centre | Insurance | Yes | Local Organisation | Large |
RS12 | Suburban | Food and Beverage | Yes | Local Organisation | Large |
RC13 | City Centre | Information Technology | Yes | Foreign Organisation | Medium |
Respondents | Responses |
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RC2 | “The proximity to public transportation and it is proximity to major highly access within from vicinity [...]”. |
RC3 | “[…] Whether location has all the infrastructures and by occupying in a green building that is accessible is a bonus to us […]”. |
RC4 | “[…] has selected this building specifically because of its strategic location, lots of our staffs drive to work, they choose the building that close to the bus stop, close to train station and it’s a so walkable area to city centre […]” |
RC7 | “As a big organisation, we want clients and not just the employee can come to the office easily, either by car or public transport […]. Even though the accessibility is good and most of our staff live outside KL and they are prone to use the car rather than use the public transport […]” |
RC11 | “[…] it is very convenient for us to centralise at downtown, transportation here is very good with the LRT, monorail, trains. As organisation is a general insurance, motor insurance and all that and of course […], we do have expatriates’ staff that have found the location to be convenient […] to go to the airport very easily.” |
Respondents | Responses |
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RS1 | “Accessibility is not too good here. Before we have the MRT, there is only bus here. Good to have the MRT.” |
RS8 | “We choose here because of location. It’s the centre of the town and near LRT. As we don’t usually deal with local client, we would have a lot of overseas clients, so access from KLIA is an important …”. |
RS9 | “[…] usually, when we go out from our buildings, we would see a highway outside. This building is located in an area not surrounded by highways but walkways…” |
RS12 | “Accessibility as we have a lot of people coming from two ends one from KL” |
RS6 | “This place is very strategic for people to access, for the building itself, it is located beside highway, very accessible” |
RS10 | “[…] surrounding area, that has LRT as well as medical clinic, shopping mall, market which is reachable […]” |
Respondents | Responses |
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RC11 | “By moving to the energy saving building and cost effective…for being going green. Although the rent is quite expensive, we do not have to pay for the encumbrance and hidden charges […]”. |
RC2 | “It would be rent…cost, in terms of building, this building has certification, GBI and the rent is suitable for this office space.” |
RC3 | “Benefit is for sustainability, in terms of cost saving, in terms of the saving the environment for the future generation […]”. |
RC7 | “[…] because of location and charges applied (cost)” |
RC4 | “[…] it’s not so much about the cost, occupying green office has been considered in the budget.” |
RC11 | “Well in term of this one, ensuring that maintenance will be kept to the standard, ensure that the building management is able to give us what has been expected […]”. |
RC4 | “Sustainability is about how you sustain, in terms of operating costs… how to manage sustainability, energy efficiency, waste management […]” |
Respondents | Responses |
---|---|
RS10 | “From my perspective; for business, the cost is important for the organisation, as the cost cover the rental and maintenance” |
RS9 | “[…] I think the rental rate is quite expensive; We must pay for electricity after working hours and it is costly […].” |
RS1 | “[…], for business, the budget has been set”. |
RS6 | “[…] agree with that price [rental], as it is accepted” |
Respondents | Responses |
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RC11 | “[…] this certification is good with the certification and all that […]”“the security it itself is so good, we have the auxiliary police, it is so good […]”.“[….] energy saving itself with sensors”. |
RC 4 | “[…] The aspirations come from this office space and its green platinum certification. “The energy saving, and we believe in term of green building, the air-conditioning in the room is in optimal mode […]”. |
RC7 | “The condition is very clean and the automatic system for the air conditioning and light system…”.“Green office building is more modernised, and it has good security which is provided by the building”. |
RC2 | “Safety has very high priority […]. When we go to certain building we go through safety, infrastructures that are available in the building” |
Respondents | Responses |
---|---|
RS1 | “Security here is very tight […]” |
RS10 | “Safety, […], CCTV, fire control and system […]”. |
RS9 | “[…] the security here, with a CCTV […]” |
Respondents | Responses |
---|---|
RC4 | “Workers’ health and wellbeing […] is making people feel comfortable and healthy, “[…] would mean higher productivity higher […] people don’t fall sick and save the company some money” |
Respondents | Responses |
---|---|
RS1 | “[…] as the environment is comfortable, […] definitely it places the roles for motivation for this company […]”. |
RS12 | “The green building is related to the productivity and healthiness of occupiers and it will reduce the cost for the organisation by investing in the green office building” |
Respondents | Responses |
---|---|
RC3 | “in terms of the overall group, we have a CSR initiative to go green. […], some activities that we have for communities” |
RC7 | “[…] our organisation in France (HQ) is focusing towards sustainability […] Since we are focusing towards that [sustainability] and we want to create compatible service through community activities involvement”. |
Respondents | Responses |
---|---|
RS1 | “Firstly, it is a group direction” |
RS6 | “[…] have to maintain CSR, have external activity […], not to pose as a danger to the environment” |
RS12 | “[….] we have a corporate social responsibility which we undertake through our employee engagement. […] CSR programme include […] beach cleaning, tree planting” |
Respondents | Responses |
---|---|
RC11 | “[…] We move here because we want to show where we are [….] we want to elevate our status in this business” |
RC4 | “[…] in terms of an image, it is not about money, it’s about building the reputation of our organisation” |
Respondents | Responses |
---|---|
RS1 | “[…] good for them for recognition, marketing and publicity. The client will see where we occupy, not just an ordinary organisation, […] if you can rent or occupy a green office building, it can elevate the image” |
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Mohd Adnan, Y.; Mohd Arif, N.A.; Razali, M.N. Exploring Green Office Building Choices by Corporate Tenants in Malaysia. Sustainability 2022, 14, 14509. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114509
Mohd Adnan Y, Mohd Arif NA, Razali MN. Exploring Green Office Building Choices by Corporate Tenants in Malaysia. Sustainability. 2022; 14(21):14509. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114509
Chicago/Turabian StyleMohd Adnan, Yasmin, Nor Adibah Mohd Arif, and Muhammad Najib Razali. 2022. "Exploring Green Office Building Choices by Corporate Tenants in Malaysia" Sustainability 14, no. 21: 14509. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114509