EKSU Journal of the Management Scientists

A Comparative Study on Improving Energy-Efficiency in Multi-Apartment Residential Buildings

Abstract

This comparative study explores strategies to enhance energy efficiency in multi-apartment residential buildings, aiming to improve occupants' comfort and productivity while promoting sustainability. It analyzes efficient building design strategies, construction modalities, and the need to upgrade these buildings in the 21st century. The research emphasizes the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and providing indoor air quality, visual, and thermal comfort. Passive design strategies are highlighted as essential for achieving energy efficiency in this context. Through comparative analysis, sources of data were from two specific databases, namely ResearchGate and Google Scholar. This study finds out that renovation efforts in multi-apartment residential building have significant potential to improve safety, comfort and energy efficiency and concludes that collaboration across a range of stakeholders, including governments, housing corporations, building owners, architects, energy specialists, and inhabitants be encouraged. This study therefore recommend that multi-apartment residential buildings can be made more energy-efficient, occupant-friendly, and sustainable through encouraging renovations, integrating building energy management systems (BEMS), employing passive design, enhancing data collecting, and coordinating policies with energy efficiency targets.