! "# $%!& ’(# )* ’) %+% ,% * -! .( /%! 0 +! 12! $%! 12! 3 This paper reviews data from a survey to determine the satisfaction level of homeowners towards their residence in terms of green features in Iskandar Malaysia. In this survey, 295 copies of questionnaire forms were being distributed to green home owners and 116 forms were returned. Results show that homeowners are most satisfied with the green features of high ceiling, north$south orientation, double$glazed panel glass doors and windows, solar panel system and landscaped parks with facilities. Rain water harvesting system and low$flow water fixtures, on the other hand, are the least satisfied green features among homeowners. Greater knowledge of green home attributes that influence housing satisfaction could lead to better understanding and prediction of decision making in determining homeowners’ needs. Green Home, Performance, Housing Satisfaction, The Aspiration Gap Approach, Iskandar Malaysia. !" #$%&’#&$ Green homes generally take full advantage of the sun, wind and rainfall to help supply the energy and water needs of residents. With the government’s latest move to encourage the adoption of energy$saving measures for residential properties, many green homes are built in the country (Green Building Index, 2013). In order to assess the performance of green homes, housing satisfaction has become the most commonly used in evaluating housing conditions and situations (Lu, 1999; Adriaanse, 2007; Erdogan et al., 2007). There have been several studies on housing satisfaction in Malaysia, and these studies are focused primarily on conventional homes. However, to date, less empirical studies has been conducted to appraise the performance of the quality of green homes in the country. Therefore, this paper is to determine homeowners’ preferences for green home attributes by examining the relationship between these attributes and homeowners’ behaviors in terms of housing satisfaction. (" ) ) &* $&+,)) Households’ preferences are continuously transforming and this is well demonstrated by the evolution of houses styles in Malaysia, which will display households’ preferences on house styles in Malaysia from past till present. House types such as terrace house, detached house, apartment and condominium are the evidence of continuing advancement to meet households’ preferences. House types take account of the house form, roof form, decorative aspect, entire house component, design, building method and materiality (Ariffin and Talib, 2005). The evolution of house types in Malaysia began with Malaysia’s vernacular house, particularly the ‘suckling elephant house’. This is a type of conventional Malay house and it is also —————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————— ! "#$# "# commonly known as a regional style of village house (Bahauddin and Adullah, 2008). The structure of this house is known by the shape of its roof whereby the formation of the main house is higher than the roof of the veranda. Thus, the structure is viewed alike to a calf (baby elephant) being fed by its mother. In fact, traditional Malay houses are environmental$friendly and sustainable because these houses are in fundamental nature with post and beam constructions elevated on stilts, with gabled roof, penetrable walls and flooring. Furthermore, this type of house is generally constructed by the inhabitants of the community to fit with their socioeconomic, cultural and environmental needs (Jayapalasingam, 2009). In the 1600s, the Spice Trade between the East and West encouraged more immigrants and traders from India, Arab, China, Persia, Indonesia and others to Malaya Peninsular. These people had brought in their culture and house$building techniques, for instance, immigrants and traders from Minangkabau, Sumatra bought in the shallow ‘U’ shaped curved roof or the ‘Ruman Gadang’ (Chen, 1998). During the Dutch occupation in the 1700s, townhouses or row houses were constructed in Melacca. Then, in the 1800s, during British involvement in the Malaya Peninsular, the Malayan bungalow, which was a combination of European and local elements, emerged such as the ‘Bok House’. In the 1900s, when British set up the Straits Settlements of Penang, Melacca and Singapore in 1826, new tin mines were opened in states like Perak and Selangor, which led to the development of small towns. Those laborers in the tin mines, mostly Chinese immigrants brought in their conventional house style and as a result, the two$storey shop houses were built (Chen, 1998). During the 20 th century, flats and condominiums, terrace houses, semi$detached and detached houses were introduced and these houses were inhabited by a great number of urban dwellers. The housing industry will continue evolving to suit the ever$ changing households’ preferences (Tan, 2008; Tan, 2012a). Recently, there is a growing interest in constructing houses that incorporate sustainable and green features (Green Building Index, 2013). Being a tropical country with abundant sun and rain and the prevailing southwesterly and northeasterly winds, there are many opportunities for developers in Malaysia to construct green homes. Measures of housing satisfaction are often used to assess the actual performance of all types of housing. In this study, it has been used