Insights on Smart Home Adoption Amongst Developers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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https://doi.org/10.24191/gading.v29i2.819Keywords:
smart home , adoption , understanding , motivationAbstract
Despite the growing global interest in smart home technology driven by convenience, security, energy efficiency and safety awareness, its adoption among Malaysian developers remains in its infancy stage. This is largely attributed to challenges such as high initial costs, technological complexity, and ambiguous regulatory frameworks. Nevertheless, smart homes technology offers numerous benefits for both the property owners and developers particularly in enhancing residential living environments and addressing environmental sustainability. To better understand developer perspectives, this study explores the insights, conceptual awareness, and core motivators influencing smart home adoption among developers in Kuala Lumpur. Utilising a quantitative approach an online survey was distributed to 252 developers in Kuala Lumpur, and the collected data were analysed using descriptive statistics. The findings indicated that the developers are familiar with the concept of smart home technology and demonstrated a good understanding of its application and benefits. Furthermore, the developers are motivated to adopt these technologies to enhance their projects' value proposition. Overall, this study concludes that developers possess a strong understanding of smart home technology and are willing to integrate it into future developments. This positive level of understanding and motivation indicates favourable prospect for the wider adoption of smart home technology in Malaysia’s housing sector.
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