Relationship between indoor environmental quality and residential mobility: implications for student housing design and management in Northern Ghana

IF 4.7 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS ACS Applied Bio Materials Pub Date : 2024-01-12 DOI:10.1108/ijbpa-08-2023-0115

Elvis Attakora-Amaniampong, Iruka Chijindu Anugwo, Miller Williams Appau

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PurposeThis study aims to establish the relationship between indoor environmental quality and residential mobility in student housing in Ghana.Design/methodology/approachUsing multiple regression and exploratory factor analysis through post occupancy evaluation, 26 indoor environmental quality (IEQ) indicators were explored among 1,912 students living in Purpose-Built off-campus university housing in Northern Ghana.FindingsThe study established a negative relationship between indoor environmental quality and residential mobility among student housing in Northern Ghana. Residential mobility is primarily attributed to the dissatisfaction with thermal and indoor air quality.Practical implicationsThe negative relationship affects vacancy and rental cashflows for property investors. Also, understanding local environmental conditions can influence future student housing design and enhance thermal and indoor air quality.Originality/valueThe authors contribute to studies on indoor environmental quality in student housing. In addition, establishing the relationship between indoor environmental quality and residential mobility in tropical African regions is novel.

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室内环境质量与居住流动性之间的关系：对加纳北部学生宿舍设计和管理的影响

目的本研究旨在确定加纳学生宿舍室内环境质量与居住流动性之间的关系。设计/方法/方法通过入住后评估，采用多元回归和探索性因素分析法，对居住在加纳北部特建校外大学宿舍的 1912 名学生进行了室内环境质量（IEQ）26 项指标的调查。研究结果本研究确定了加纳北部学生宿舍室内环境质量与居住流动性之间的负相关关系。对房地产投资者而言，这种负相关关系会影响空置率和租金现金流。此外，了解当地的环境条件可以影响未来学生宿舍的设计，提高热能和室内空气质量。此外，在非洲热带地区建立室内环境质量与居住流动性之间的关系也是一项创新。

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ACS Applied Bio Materials Chemistry-Chemistry (all)

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期刊介绍： ACS Applied Bio Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of biomaterials and biointerfaces including and beyond the traditional biosensing, biomedical and therapeutic applications. The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrates knowledge in the areas of materials, engineering, physics, bioscience, and chemistry into important bio applications. The journal is specifically interested in work that addresses the relationship between structure and function and assesses the stability and degradation of materials under relevant environmental and biological conditions.