A survey on DPP TNB students on energy consumption behaviour

• Main Authors: Maamor, Nurul Shafikah, Abdul Nifa, Faizatul Akmar
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/19315/1/STMLgoGreen%200589_596.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/19315/; https://issuu.com/fadhilahmatyamin/docs/stmlgogreenabstractbook
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

The cause of global warming is the production of energy.Therefore, a solution to reduce global warming is to reduce energy consumption.To save on monthly electricity bills are expensive, Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) has urged all education centers to be thrifty.Furthermore, to make a sustainable Higher Education institutions, the behavior of energy consumption is one way to reduce utility expenses costs incurred by Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE).Thereby, to create awareness to the public must begin to Higher Education. Higher education is the next generation in developing countries.Based on the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) the expenses of electricity bills more than ten million ringgit annually.Therefore, to more focus this study, Universiti Utara Malaysia is a location to explore and identify the behaviour on energy consumption and to identify the level of awareness in energy saving effects.Hence, to more specifically the scope, DPP TNB is the option to conduct a study. The data will collected by questionnaire and the method that using is quantitative.From the data obtained will help reduce the cost of utility expenses.To create awareness to students, facility management can make appropriate awareness campaign based on the findings in this study.