jailcd2020090: Correlation Study Between The Preference of Switching On/Off The Air Conditioner and The Value to Create Low Carbon Cities in Urban Areas in Indonesia

Abstract

The behavior of switching on/off the air conditioner (AC) is the result of excessive cooling demand on technology. High-rise apartment blocks are constructed to depend entirely on air conditioning, and insufficient attention is given to low-carbon design innovations. The consumption of AC usage in urban area increase in gas emissions, no exception in Indonesia, which contribute 50 %. This study revealed the relationship between the value of energy usage and the preference of switching on/off AC through qualitative and quantitative research in Indonesia as a case study. The final data were collected by distributing online questionnaires. Subsequently, the data were discussed by applying the factor analysis and multivariate correlation analysis. The results of multivariate correlation analysis between the value of energy use and the switching on/off AC behavior revealed four groups of AC users; those are precisely technology orientation, obedience, adaptation, land sensitive climatic design. To respond to the existence of these four groups of AC users, strategies can bel taken to create a low carbon city. They are implementing climate-based technology, eco-friendly enforcement regulations, encouraging eco-friendly behavior for savings, implementing alternative ventilation for economy and saving, implementing the passive strategy for cost-saving. Coherent and effective behavioral strategies could be used to facilitate learning and continuous innovation to create low-carbon cities.