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[patchay]

Now eco-friendly and efficiently-designed real estate (highrise or lowrise) is becoming a trend in Malaysia. Post all the Latest/Upcoming Green Certified Projects here!!!

Specific Green Certified Projects today are:
- G Tower Kuala Lumpur (Green Mark)
- Ken Bangsar (Green Mark)
- Sunway Palazzio (Green Mark)
- Sunway Challis Damansara (Green Mark)
- Sunway Vivaldi (Green Mark)
- 11 Mont' Kiara (Green Mark)
- Solaris Towers Kuala Lumpur (Green Mark)
- 28 Mont' Kiara (Green Mark)
- 348 Sentral (LEED)
- KL Sentral Park (Green Mark)
- Nu Sentral (Green Mark)
- Menara 1 First Avenue, Bandar Utama (applying for GBI Malaysia)
- The upcoming Shell Shared Service Centre, Cyberjaya (LEED)
- KL International Airport (Green Globe 21)


Green Building Index Malaysia: http://www.gbimalaysia.com
Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_building



Comparison of Assessment Criterias:

Source: CB Richard Ellis Malaysia



News:

Green index to be launched in Malaysia
by Khalil Adis

The green drive is gaining momentum in Malaysia with the Green Building Index (GBI) to be launched in April this year, reported The New Straits Times.

Developed by the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) and Association of Consulting Engineers Malay-sia (Acem), the GBI aims to reduce the nation’s urban carbon footprint.

The GBI is Malaysia´s first certification tool that will provide guidelines for environmentally friendly construction.

The index is private sector-driven to address issues of climate change and sustainability in Malaysia.

The Malaysian government has not made it compulsory for buildings in Malaysia to attain the green certification unlike Singapore.

Acem past president, Chen Thiam Leong, acknowledged it would be a tall order for the GBI initiative to make inroads without explicit government backing.

"If we can get the government in, that would be good. But we need to find a way to bring it in. For example, in many countries, including our own, the government is one of the biggest lessors of (landed) property, so it could set criteria, and if a building has no green rating it can say no," he told The New Straits Times.

Sunrise Berhad is the first developer in Malaysia to lead the green drive when it attained Singapore´s Green Mark certification in 2008.

[daeng_jal]

nice one patchay!!!

i think there's an articles that our dear PM is committed for 60% carbon reduction by don't really know what year

the 2 outside klang valley that i know is:-

KK waterfront city

and a mall beside MP slated as malaysian 1st eco-friendly mall

[lohxy]

Are there solar project in MY?

[patchay]

Originally Posted by lohxy

Are there solar project in MY?

you mean solar industries or putting solarheat ontop of one's house?

[SHAH FIRDAUS]

Originally Posted by SHAH FIRDAUS

Idea House expected to use GE tech, says Sime
By Sharen Kaur
Published: 2010/03/11



Sime Darby Property Bhd, the property arm of Sime Darby Bhd, is expected to sign a partnership agreement with General Electric Co within the next two to three weeks to deploy its sustainable products and technology for the Idea House project in Shah Alam, Selangor.

The property developer is setting up the multi-million ringgit two-storey Idea House at its Denai Alam township.

The Idea House, believed to be the first of its kind in the country, is a prototype dwelling where Sime Darby Property will systematically adopt the strategies used in the construction of the house for its future projects, demonstrating its commitment to create sustainable futures.

Conceived as a test bed for new ideas, the house showcases the latest in sustainable architecture in the buildings' quest to become the first carbon neutral residence in Southeast Asia.

It is understood that Sime Darby Property will also sign a similar agreement with Cisco Systems, Inc.
Sime Darby Property managing director Datuk Tunku Putra Badlishah told Business Times that the company is in talks with several parties, but did not name them.

He said the Idea House will be ready and launched in May 2010.

He added that one of the most significant achievements for Sime Darby Property in the past three years was the development of the house.

The house will showcase the latest in construction solution and system applications, which will be an example of how green architecture, good design and sustainable living can work harmoniously.

It will be a self-sustaining building that generates power from the sun and reuse harvested rain water, built entirely on the principle of modular construction where the user would be able to expand and contract the building as the need arises.

this is cool!..

[SHAH FIRDAUS]

CGC, CIMB link up in green tech scheme
Published: 2010/03/11

CREDIT Guarantee Corp Malaysia Bhd (CGC), a leading credit guarantee provider, has partnered CIMB Bank Bhd to promote and offer its green technology financing scheme (GTFS) to companies that supply and utilise green technology.

CGC, one of the two implementation agencies, is spearheading the marketing and promotion of GTFS.

CIMB Bank, the country's second biggest lender based on asset, will provide up to RM150 million in financing under the scheme.

In a statement issued yesterday, CGC said it is committed to a three-day turnaround time to process GTFS applications received from CIMB Bank.
"We are confident that this three-day turnaround commitment will help to further expedite the approval and disbursement of the funds to borrowers, a special arrangement that we have made with CIMB Bank in view of their participation in supporting the GTFS. The bank is the first to do so in Malaysia," said CGC managing director Datuk Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad.

CGC has been mandated to provide 60 per cent guarantee to borrowers of GTFS, effectively covering RM900 million out of the total RM1.5 billion established by the government to improve the supply and utilisation of green technology.

The remaining 40 per cent financing risk will be borne by the participating financial institutions.

Response to the GTFS has been encouraging, with more than 470 companies having registered with the National Green Technology Centre and enquired about loans under the scheme.

The scheme, launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on January 26 this year, is expected to provide benefits to more than 140 companies within the next two to three years

[dengilo]

Emm i think i want to paint my house greenlah

[daeng_jal]

Originally Posted by lohxy

Are there solar project in MY?

image hosted on flickr


image hosted on flickr


ali is knowned for weird project but this one i like
solar wind hybrid powered street lamp near the unmoving eyes of malaysia


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a solar panel factory near malim

[lohxy]

there are panels along the highway( for the telephone use). And i hear a minister said the panel is used for cooking water (only?).

[SHAH FIRDAUS]

Green conference all set to impart information on sustainable technologies
By Lam Jian Wyn of theedgeproperty.com
Thursday, 11 March 2010 16:36

KUALA LUMPUR: The Green Solution Property Conference 2010, touted as Malaysia's first carbon-neutral real estate conference, will bring together developers and industry professionals, namely architects, project managers, green technology inventors and taxation officers, to share their views on the implications of the green movement.

It also aims to impart information on the sustainable technologies and practices that are currently available and applicable to property developers.

To be held on April 6 at the Sime Darby Convention Centre, the conference is organised jointly by the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association of Malaysia (Rehda), non-governmental organisation Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Human Settlement Green Technology and Innovation (EAROPH GTi), and Sime Darby Property Bhd.

Speakers at the forum include Malaysian Institute of Archirects council member Dr Tan Loke Mun, Dr Matthias Gelber, Broadway Malyan Singapore director Jason Pomeroy, EAROPH GTi chairman Lincoln Lee, PriceWaterhouseCoopers representative Ng Say Guat, founder and director of C2C Project Managers Sdn Bhd B K Sinha, and head of BREEAM Communities Ed Cotter.

Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said the government’s commitment to reduce green house gas emissions by 40% has prompted it to come up with several initiatives to drive the green technology industry and create awareness on the importance of green technology to mitigate climate change.

“As far as the property sector is concerned, we are talking about green building solutions which cover not only the materials, but also the design and the environment,” said Kong.at a media briefing on the conference on March 11.

Also present at the briefing was Dr Tan, who is an accreditation panel member of GreenBuildingIndex Sdn Bhd. Tan said developers and professionals will have to rethink the way they design their products as consumers are becoming more conscious about energy efficiency while local subsidies may be reduced to raise competitiveness globally.

Rehda Institute director Y K Wong added that carbon neutrality will be significant in the effectiveness of the conference and hoped it will offer a tangible example of what is required from industry professionals.
"It symbolises the plausible future trend in housing, namely going green and reducing carbon emissions in the process," he said.

[2206]

KKCW!
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=957104

http://go-green.kkcwaterfront.com.my/

1. Vertical Garden and Green Roof
2. Environmentally friendly building materials
3. Solar Tube Day Light Harvesting
4. Thermal Insulated Glass Facade
5. 2km Public Waterfront Boardwalk
6. Energy Efficient Fittings
7. Concealed Refuse Compaction System

[patchay]

Apparently Goldis Tower is very "green"... why?

[patchay]

Going green with buildings
By THEAN LEE CHENG and TEE LIN SAY
STARBIZWEEK March 13, 2010

Goldis and Ken Holdings believe this is where property development is heading.

THERE was a time some 20 years ago when being green was fashionable. Many felt it was just hype; like most passing fads, it would go away. It did not.

Instead, being green took on different hues. While issues like forest degradation and saving turtles continue to matter, being green has taken on a new persona. It has gone corporate.



GTower’s green rooftop. The grass is irrigated by harvested rain water. Inset: Colin Ng


In the property sector, the green movement is making its mark on buildings. Two current examples are Goldis Bhd’s GTower, a Grade A++ office building in Jalan Tun Razak, and Ken Holdings Bhd’s Ken Bangsar, a serviced apartment on commercial land. Both are commercial developments. And there are others.

GTower comprises an office and executive suites, a 180-room business hotel and a club that caters to its guests and tenants, while Ken Bangsar has over 80 units.

Going green has been an exciting challenge and adventure for Goldis head of corporate investments Colin Ng and Ken Holdings managing director Kenny Tan as it involves not only the hardware but the software as well, such as sourcing for carpets and planter boxes made with recyclable materials.

“We initially wanted to build an energy-efficient building and were advised to just ‘go green’ instead. The effect of this was the cost of glass used tripled, cost of air-conditioning system and lighting went up by a third each,” says Ng.

Says Tan: “A green building always has higher value. This is the trend moving forward for property developers. Caring for the earth is a social responsibility of all parties.”

There are five pillars to satisfy in order to get the coveted Green Mark award. Audits are done every two years. The pillars are:

Energy efficiency

This includes air-conditioning, heating and lighting. Air-conditioning takes up as much as 45% of commercial energy consumption. That part of the building which bears the greater heat from the sun will have more concrete and less glass.

Incidentally, GTower is among the first to use double glaze which traps layers of air in between. This helps reduce noise pollution and heat.

Generally, buildings relying more on natural lighting will use more glass. This means there will be greater usage of air-conditioning. To solve this, GTower advocated the use of an energy-efficient air-conditioning system which includes a chiller plant system.

GTower will also have motion sensors in toilets and staircases. Lights will automatically switch on when sensors are activated by movements in these areas.

Lobby and car parks will have photo sensors. Escalators and lifts will have dual mode systems in which escalators will operate on a slower speed when not in use. For parts of the building that gets direct heat from the sun, less glass is used.

Ng says some of the lighting used is about RM200 a piece compared to non-energy saving ones priced at RM30 a piece.

The company discovered that being green does not stop with the hardware. In order to get recognition from Singapore’s Green Mark scheme, carpets, timber, furniture and its fit-out had to be made from recyclable materials.

For example, its timber deck is made up of timber and 60% rice husk. Some of its planter boxes are made from timber doors recycled by a Chinese company.

The wooden strips on part of its club floor and walls come from the timber deck in Menara Tan & Tan. The buzzword, says Ng, is recycle and reuse.

To reduce heat, the top of roofs will also be landscaped and some walls – or vertical greening – like the one in the lobby, will be embellished with real plants using an irrigation grid-like system from Canada.

Over at Ken Bangsar, its key features includes the orientation and sunshade of the building, the type of paint used, the noise level and water consumption among others.

Putting his engineering knowledge to use, Ken Holdings executive director Sam Tan created an air tunnel in the building’s lobby area to ensure a continuous cool environment.

To save energy, motion sensors are used. As air conditioning makes up the bulk of energy usage in a household, Ken Bangsar used only multi-split inverters for its air conditioners to ensure 60% energy savings.

Water efficiency

Because of the country’s large amount of rainfall, GTower will harvest rain water to irrigate the landscaping and vertical greening. The idea is to reduce the use of potable water for its rooftop gardens. The company will also collect condensate water from its air-conditioning units.

Ng also claims that GTower has water-efficient fittings in toilets, shower and pantries.

Ken Bangsar is the first residential development to provide water closets (WCs) with eco-friendly and water-efficient built-in bidet seat covers. The penthouse units enjoy the luxury of the world’s most technologically advanced WC, the Toto Neorest, chalking up yet another first in the country.

Site and project management

GTower will also be linked to the light rail transit (LRT) line for the convenience of guests, and waste will be recycled. Says Ng: “Our proximity to the LRT is a green factor because we want to encourage our guests to reduce emission of carbon monoxide (CO). Our car parks will have special spaces for hybrid cars.”

Like GTower, Ken Bangsar also boasts extensive landscaping. Right from the start, a sunk cost of RM500,000 was spent building a reinforced concrete wall to cover up two unsightly reservoirs as well as landscape the entire 200 metres along Ken Bangsar.

Indoor environmental quality

Goldis has also installed a system to monitor the level of CO in basement car parks. Once it exceeds a certain level, the system will pump fresh air into the basement car parks. It will also have a system to monitor the carbon dioxide inside the building.

Innovative installations

The Green Mark scheme also looks at other environment-friendly measures such as the use of salt chlorinators in swimming pools, the presence of a recycling corner and various other cooling systems.

Ng says the cost of constructing GTower is marginally higher (15% more) than that of a non-green building. He says if the company had embarked on this project five years ago, the cost would have been lower.

Kenny says developers are initially apprehensive about constructing green buildings as the cost of construction is easily 18% to 20% higher.

Those that spearhead the movement may face challenges, like Ng, who had to source for fittings made from recycled materials from around the world, simply because Malaysia did not have them.

Nevertheless, both companies went into it despite the challenges because they believe this is where the green movement is heading.

[lohxy]

Our country has 2 major source of energy, solar and hydro.

[James Foong]

Originally Posted by patchay

Says Ng: “ Our proximity to the LRT is a green factor because we want to encourage our guests to reduce emission of carbon monoxide (CO). ”

[daeng_jal]

Bayan Baru folk get EMAS kits

For the environment: PSDC staff giving out the EMAS starter kits to Bayan Baru folk.

ABOUT 1,000 households in Bayan Baru were given free EM (Effective Micro-organism) Activated Solution (EMAS) starter kits in an effort to encourage the community to use the eco-friendly product.

The households received the starter kits from the Penang Skills Development Centre (PSDC) on Saturday during the launching of its Greening Penang initiative.

PSDC chief executive officer Datuk Boonler Somchit said the households were encouraged to make and use EMAS for their household cleaning, and the waste water flowing into the Sungai Nibong Kechil at the Free Trade Zone Phase 2 could ultimately improve its water quality.

He said PSDC was starting with Bayan Baru, and would begin monitoring the situation with the Penang Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) in three months.

DID director Hanapi Mohamad Noor said the department had tried to use mudballs with EM solution at the Sungai Nibong Kechil in December 2007, but it was not sustainable as the department was working on its own at that time and was not tackling the problem at the source.

“Pollutants were still flowing into the river from the surrounding houses, shops and factories. This Greening Penang initiative is more focused on tackling the problem at the source with the support of the community,” he said, adding that the department would begin throwing mudballs into the river by year-end to bring about a faster result.

CIMB Penang regional director Liew Chee Cheang said the company was sponsoring a year’s supply of EMAS worth more than RM100,000 under the initiative. Suiwah Corporation Bhd was also a sponsor.

The Greening Penang initiative is part of a series of events to commemorate PSDC’s 20th anniversary celebration in November, and organised as part of its corporate

[daeng_jal]

Bayan Baru folk get EMAS kits

For the environment: PSDC staff giving out the EMAS starter kits to Bayan Baru folk.

ABOUT 1,000 households in Bayan Baru were given free EM (Effective Micro-organism) Activated Solution (EMAS) starter kits in an effort to encourage the community to use the eco-friendly product.

The households received the starter kits from the Penang Skills Development Centre (PSDC) on Saturday during the launching of its Greening Penang initiative.

PSDC chief executive officer Datuk Boonler Somchit said the households were encouraged to make and use EMAS for their household cleaning, and the waste water flowing into the Sungai Nibong Kechil at the Free Trade Zone Phase 2 could ultimately improve its water quality.

He said PSDC was starting with Bayan Baru, and would begin monitoring the situation with the Penang Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) in three months.

DID director Hanapi Mohamad Noor said the department had tried to use mudballs with EM solution at the Sungai Nibong Kechil in December 2007, but it was not sustainable as the department was working on its own at that time and was not tackling the problem at the source.

“Pollutants were still flowing into the river from the surrounding houses, shops and factories. This Greening Penang initiative is more focused on tackling the problem at the source with the support of the community,” he said, adding that the department would begin throwing mudballs into the river by year-end to bring about a faster result.

CIMB Penang regional director Liew Chee Cheang said the company was sponsoring a year’s supply of EMAS worth more than RM100,000 under the initiative. Suiwah Corporation Bhd was also a sponsor.

The Greening Penang initiative is part of a series of events to commemorate PSDC’s 20th anniversary celebration in November, and organised as part of its corporate

[patchay]

UKM Medical Centre going green
Tuesday March 16, 2010
TheStar

BANGI: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (PPUKM) in Cheras will become Malaysia’s first ‘green’ hospital in June.


The hospital will install the country’s first large-scale hot water system using solar energy, said UKM vice-chancellor Prof Tan Sri Dr Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hsan Shahabudin.

The system – consisting of 1,750 evacuated tube solar collectors that are able to supply hot water to 1,000 beds at PPUKM – will be installed in by UKM Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI).

The evacuated tube solar collectors act to absorb the sunlight. Water supply passing through these collectors will be heated up and the hot water later routed to the necessary areas for use.



Signed and sealed: Dr Sharifah exchanging documents with Dr Wan Mohd Zahid Monday. Looking on are UKM Registrar Ab. Aziz Othman and Sime Darby Foundation Council of Governors member Datuk Dr M Jegathesan.


Dr Sharifah was speaking at the signing ceremony yesterday for a memorandum of agreement between Sime Darby Foundation and UKM to launch the Chair for Climate Change.

The hot water will be used for domestic purposes such as washing and bathing at the hospital. Unused hot water during the day will be kept using a storage system for continuous use at night.

On days where there is no sun, LPG will be used as a back-up to heat up the water.

The solar heating system is the brainchild of SERI director Prof Dr Kamaruzzaman Sopian; UKM Medical Centre dean and director Prof Datuk Dr Lokman Saim as well as deputy dean of development Prof Dr Syed Zulkifli Syed Zakaria.

“The hospital is spending close to RM200,000 every month to pay for the LPG bills. After June, we are expecting to save up to RM50,000 a month, thanks to the solar-aided heating system,” said Dr Kamaruzzaman.

He added that the hospital management would be taking a more holistic approach to enhance the ‘green’ hospital concept by improving water conservation, indoor air quality and the use of sustainable materials to enhance the well-being of patients and employees.

Meanwhile, the Chair of Climate Change will be managed by UKM’s Research Centre for Tropical Climate Change Systems (Iklim) under the Science and Technology faculty.

The Chair will work in consultation with the Sime Darby Foundation (YSD) to mitigate the effects of climate change and adapt to its effects.

The foundation pledged RM5mil as an endowment fund for the Chair for an initial period of three years.

“This is very much in line with the three of the five YSD pillars, namely education, community development as well as conservation of the environment and protection of the ecosystem,” said YSD Council of Governors member Tan Sri Dr Wan Mohd Zahid Mohd Noordin.

[daeng_jal]

just for fun

[Victor18]

But it also can mean by another meaning of 'hot'