Assessing the Environmental Health and Hygiene Performance between Green Building Apartment and Convensional apartement in Indonesia

Abstract

In the development of residential property development nowadays, it is growing rapidly. This is also influenced by the increasing need of the population for housing on increasingly limited land, so the government is trying to develop vertical housing. In the midst of increasingly poor air quality, many people are considering healthy and clean housing. The current condition of apartments as multi-storey residences is often faced with crucial energy performance problems. One of the most common examples is hygiene factors and indoor thermal discomfort caused by daily activities of temperature changes and vertical temperature stratification. In response to the two problems above, developers are trying to get buildings with green building certification from GBCI as one way to create green housing. This study aims to create parameters for assessing the performance of conventional apartments and Green Building certified apartments in tropical areas in several aspects, especially in Indonesia. as a consideration in reviewing the cleanliness and health of an apartment. The data collection method used is a literature study from several related sources.