Role of sustainable refurbishment in the perception of quality of life of residential building occupants in Prishtina, Kosovo

IF 2.1 Q2 CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation Pub Date : 2023-03-14 DOI:10.1108/ijbpa-08-2022-0118

Visar Hoxha, Fuat Pallaska

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PurposeThe aim of this research is to investigate the impact of thermal, acoustic and HVAC upgrades on the perception of the quality of life among residential building occupants.Design/methodology/approachThe present study used a quantitative research approach, utilizing a questionnaire as the research instrument. A survey was conducted with 1,119 residential apartment building occupants in Prishtina, Kosovo, using a stratified random sampling method for selection of participants.FindingsThe present study used quantitative research with a questionnaire as the research instrument. The survey was conducted with 1,119 residential apartment building occupants in Prishtina, Kosovo, using stratified random sampling. The study found that thermal retrofits, acoustic retrofits and HVAC upgrades as a whole model affect the perception of the quality of life of residential building occupants in Prishtina, Kosovo. However, the study found that not all dimensions of the constructed research model (thermal, acoustic and HVAC) affect the perception of the quality of life of residential building occupants. Specifically, thermal retrofitting seems to strongly influence the perception of quality of life, while HVAC upgrades do not seem to have an impact on the quality of life of occupants. Finally, acoustic retrofits also influence the perception of the quality of life, although not to the same degree as thermal retrofitting.Research limitations/implicationsThe present study contributes to understanding the role that thermal retrofits, acoustic retrofits and HVAC upgrades play in the perception of quality of life by building occupants in an understudied region with a booming real estate sector such as Kosovo. The study also highlights the need for further analysis to understand why HVAC upgrades do not seem to influence the perception of quality of life by residential building occupants in Kosovo.Originality/valueThe present study is the first to quantify the impact of thermal, acoustic and HVAC upgrades on the perception of the quality of life of residential building occupants in Prishtina, Kosovo.

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可持续翻新在科索沃普里什蒂纳居民生活质量感知中的作用

本研究的目的是调查热、声和暖通空调升级对住宅建筑居住者生活质量感知的影响。设计/方法/方法本研究采用定量研究方法，以问卷调查作为研究工具。本文采用分层随机抽样的方法，对科索沃普里什蒂纳市1119名居民楼住户进行了调查。结果本研究采用定量研究方法，以问卷调查为研究工具。该调查采用分层随机抽样的方法，对科索沃普里什蒂纳1119名居民楼住户进行了调查。研究发现，在科索沃普里什蒂纳，热改造、声学改造和暖通空调升级作为一个整体模型影响了住宅建筑居住者对生活质量的看法。然而，研究发现，并非所有构建的研究模型的维度(热，声和暖通空调)都会影响住宅建筑居住者对生活质量的感知。具体来说，热改造似乎强烈影响生活质量的感知，而暖通空调升级似乎对居住者的生活质量没有影响。最后，声学改造也会影响人们对生活质量的看法，尽管与热改造的程度不同。本研究有助于理解热改造、声学改造和暖通空调升级在一个未充分研究的地区(如科索沃)的建筑居住者对生活质量的感知中的作用，该地区的房地产业蓬勃发展。该研究还强调需要进一步分析，以了解为什么暖通空调升级似乎不会影响科索沃住宅建筑居住者对生活质量的看法。原创性/价值本研究首次量化了科索沃普里什蒂纳住宅建筑的热、声和暖通空调升级对居住者生活质量感知的影响。

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International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation publishes findings on contemporary and original research towards sustaining, maintaining and managing existing buildings. The journal provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of buildings, their performance and adaptation in order to develop appropriate technical and management solutions. This requires an holistic understanding of the complex interactions between the materials, components, occupants, design and environment, demanding the application and development of methodologies for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment in this multidisciplinary area. With rapid technological developments, a changing climate and more extreme weather, coupled with developing societal demands, the challenges to the professions responsible are complex and varied; solutions need to be rigorously researched and tested to navigate the dynamic context in which today''s buildings are to be sustained. Within this context, the scope and coverage of the journal incorporates the following indicative topics: • Behavioural and human responses • Building defects and prognosis • Building adaptation and retrofit • Building conservation and restoration • Building Information Modelling (BIM) • Building and planning regulations and legislation • Building technology • Conflict avoidance, management and disputes resolution • Digital information and communication technologies • Education and training • Environmental performance • Energy management • Health, safety and welfare issues • Healthy enclosures • Innovations and innovative technologies • Law and practice of dilapidation • Maintenance and refurbishment • Materials testing • Policy formulation and development • Project management • Resilience • Structural considerations • Surveying methodologies and techniques • Sustainability and climate change • Valuation and financial investment

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