Residents’ Satisfaction of Indoor Environmental Quality in Their Old Apartment Homes

• Published in: Indoor + built environment 2011-02, Vol.20 (1), p.16-25
• Main Authors: Sung Heui Cho, Tae Kyung Lee, Jeong Tai Kim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1420-326X; 1423-0070
• DOI: 10.1177/1420326X10392010

The purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of old apartment homes and the residents’ satisfaction with living in these properties. About 168 households were surveyed in this study. The survey was based on the evaluation of deterioration using housing performance indicators and the questionnaire study. First, this study compared and analysed the results of both technical evaluation and residents’ satisfaction on the IEQ of old apartments based on case studies. Second, the study validated the IEQ evaluation of the home environments using multiple regression analyses based on residents’ satisfaction and their perception about the indoor environment. Third, the importance of the indoor environment composition factors contributing to the home environmental quality was assessed based on the survey of residents’ perception and experts’ opinions. Analytic hierarchy process was used to evaluate the housing experts’ opinions. The objective evaluation by technical criteria was also carried out to determine the conditions of the apartment homes. This study should contribute to elaborate evaluation models for the development of guidelines for the home environmental quality of high-rise and high-density old apartment buildings in Korea.