| Summary: | 碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 建築及都市設計學系碩士在職專班 === 101 === With improved national economy and income levels, people in Taiwan have begun to place a greater emphasis on their living quality and given more thought to their interior space. This has led to a rise in demand for interior renovation services. However, due to differences in personal needs, backgrounds, and understanding of the interior renovation assessment regulations among residential property owners, few people file for an assessment, which is mandatory, when renovating their homes. As a result, illegal constructions and regulatory violations are often observed; there are reported renovation projects that fail to meet legal requirement; inflammable materials have been used in inappropriately areas; and there are common damages to the main structure, and fire & escape equipments of buildings, leading to severe hazards. These observations have caused grave concerns regarding building safety and quality.
This study aims to identify the influencing factors for legal compliance of interior renovation by residential property owners in multiple dwelling units(MDU) in Taiwan by investigating the correlation between unsatisfactory legal compliance and the characteristics of residential property owners. The study proposes a number of suggestions for the reference of government agencies and interior designers. The study contains five chapters and seventeen sections. Chapter 1 begins with a summary report regarding the compliance problems by residential property owners in MDUs, followed by motivation and goals, scope and content, methodology, steps and procedures of the study. Chapter 2 offers a literature review as well as a theoretic foundation for the study. Chapter 3 details the methodology of the study, which includes interviews with interior designers and city government officials to identify key concerns for the preparation of a survey to be conducted on residential property owners in MDUs. Chapter 4 offers an analysis on the survey results and presents the correlations between unsatisfactory legal compliance and the characteristics of residential property owners. Chapter 5 contains study results and suggestions based on the survey results and the researcher's observation.
The study results show that 4 out of 12 questions regarding the level of education of the respondents indicate significant difference; 2 out of 12 questions regarding the occupation of the respondents indicate significant difference; and 1 out of 12 questions regarding the age of the respondents indicates significant difference. The study results can serve as a reference point for government agencies and interior designers in their dealing with legal compliance issues. The study finds that surveyed residential property owners lack the understanding of the goal of the governing regulations. Therefore, it is suggested to increase awareness in this respect, particularly for residential property owners whose level of education falls under senior high school. Educating the people of the importance of interior renovation assessment and the goals of these legal requirements is the key to better building safety, living quality and personal health.
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