Factors that contribute to problems in landscape management in the office building

Abstract

Interior Landscape in office buildings is rising in Malaysia because of the benefit from it. The interior landscape can give more ambiance of harmony and calming effect in the buildings. Other than that the indoor environment becomes more fresh and stimulating. Rising on the interior landscape nowadays contribute to a few problems towards the building with the interior landscape. The aim of this research is to identify the factor that contributes to the problem in the interior landscape in the building. The objective of this study is to identify the main problem on Interior landscape in buildings and determine the critical factors that contribute to the Interior landscape management. This scope of research is focused on the facilities manager, landscape manager, and landscape contractor in Malaysia. This study uses a quantitative method to achieve the objective in this study. The questionnaire has been distributing to the responsible people that managing the interior landscape and being dealing with the issue from the beginning of designing the interior landscape to the ending which is managing the interior landscape. Finding on this study for industries it can use to be the framework before design the interior landscape and things that should consider For management team in order to make sure the maintenance and operation for interior landscape are long lasting the result on this study can become a checklist. To the body of knowledge this research help as starting to understand what is the main problems that interior landscape in the building has been had. Also, help to identify what are the current situation happen in industries.