Building Service Research Project Understanding IEQ
1. Building Service Research Project _________________
Your participation in this research projectis entirely voluntary. You may stop
your participation in the research projectat any time, withoutpenalty or
prejudice. The following information will be used purely for educational
purposeonly
You may circle or underline to indicate chosen answer.
Section1: Demographic
Age:
Below 20
21-30
31-40
41-50
50 and above
Gender:
Male Female
Race:
Malay Chinese Indian Others___________
Nationality:
Malaysian Others___________
Roleof Work:
___________________ (optional)
2. Questionnaire
The following questions is to understand the interior environment quality (IEQ) of
your workspace.
Section1- Understanding worker
1. Your job startsfrom…
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night
2. Your job ends at…
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night
3. Your job involvesa lot of…
Sitting in frontof the desk all day
Walking around your workspace
Walking in and out of your workspace
3. Section2- Understanding workspace
4. You feel that the temperaturein your workspace is…
Too cold Slightly cold Just right Slightly hot Too hot
5. You prefer your workspace…
Slightly colder than natural temperature
Natural temperature
Slightly hotter than natural temperature
6. Does the temperaturechangeswhen entrance/exit isopened? If yes, how
long?
Yes, for long amount of time
Yes, for awhile
No
7. Do you feel the increasein temperature when outsider entersyour
workspace?
When a large amount of people, yes
When a few amount of people, yes
No
8. What is the most noticeablenoise(s) to be heard in your workspace?
Electronic devices
Machineries
Chit chat and laughter of colleagues
Others: ___________ You may choose more than one answer*
4. 9. What do you thinkabout thenoise(s)?
Unnoticeable Tolerable Annoying Unbearable
10. What is themost noticeablenoise(s) to be heard from theoutside of your
workspace?
Construction work
Loud events
Chit-chat and laughter frompasser-by
None because of louder indoor noises
Others: ___________ You may choose more than one answer*
11. What is themost noticeablesmell in your workspace?
Aromatic chemical (eg. Perfumes)
Chemical frommedication
Chemical frommachineries
Chemical fromcleaning service
Others: ___________
You may choose more than one*
12. How often does the smell fromthe outsideenter your workspace?
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always
13. Does thesmell stay? If yes, for howlong?
Yes, for a long amount of time
Yes, for awhile
No
5. 14. What do you thinkabout the smell?
Unnoticeable Tolerable Nasty Unbearable
15. Do you get sufficient natural lighting into your workspace?
Yes No
16. You prefer…
Natural lighting Artificial lighting
17. Ratethe brightnessin your workspace.
Dark Dim Well-lit Bright Very bright
18. You prefer your workspaceto be…
Darker than afternoon sunlight As bright as afternoon sunlight
Thank you for your participation, we appreciate and are grateful for your
response