Occupants’ Perceptions about Indoor Environment Comfort and Energy Related Values in Commercial and Residential Buildings

The building sector has been recognized as one of the biggest contributors to energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Building occupants play an essential role in enhancing building energy efficiency. This paper presents the results of two types of questionnaire surveys, which solicited the input of residential and commercial building occupants in Doha, Qatar and Arizona, U.S. The survey focused on soliciting occupant feedback on their indoor environment comfort, energy-related values, and energy use behaviour. The analysis of the survey results showed similarities and differences in occupants’ perceptions across Doha and Arizona.