Sustainable Construction In Malaysia

Abstract as malaysia aims to be a developed country by year 2020.

Sustainable construction in malaysia. Building an environmentally sound building and adhering to gbi. Proceedings of the first international conference of cib task group 16 on sustainable construction. The construction industry has since been identified as a major catalyst for the country to attain the status. Dear colleagues advances in architecture sustainable construction and built environment aascb is offering attendees in advanced platform by emphasis on ir4 0 and sustainability to learn.

Though the green building sector is looking up in malaysia there is the significant challenge of education and understanding to overcome before this kind of sustainable development can take root on the ground level of all construction. Sustainable construction is a process whereby over time sustainability is achieved. The term sustainability has been adopted as a panacea for change and development 4. Tampa fl 6 9 november final session pp.

Hence as part of the construction industry transformation programme citp environmental sustainability is one of the four strategic thrusts to ensure that malaysia s environmentally sustainable construction will be a model for asean countries and other countries by 2020. The obstacle to green building in malaysia. 4 preface at the turn. The green building index gbi is malaysia s industry recognised green rating tool for buildings to promote sustainability in the built environment and raise awareness among developers architects engineers planners designers contractors and the public about environmental issues and our responsibility to the future generations.

2 0 sustainable development at panasonic malaysia 7 10 3 0 sustainable development at ge malaysia 11 14 4 0 sustainable development at malaysia green technology corporation 15 22 5 0 sustainable development at toyota malaysia 23 30 summary 31 32. Kibert cj 1994 establishing principles and a model for sustainable construction. Sustainable construction sounds like big words but the idea is simple and its impact far reaching affecting each of us individually. It is one of the sectors that contribute to most environmental pollutions.

It is therefore important for the industry to implement sustainable construction. Ppm 038 14 17042009 common ground mid valley cgmv bo 1 c level 19 menara 2 no 3 jalan bangsar kl eco city 59200 kuala lumpur. 6017 8510 700 email.