More Green Buildings Needed

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More greenbuildingsneeded



What is green

building ?



A Green building focuses onincreasing the efficiency of resource

use.

reducing building impact on humanhealth and the environment duringthe building’s lifecycle



Definition of green building Green building is the practice of creating

structures and using processes that are

environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cyclefrom siting to design, construction, operation,maintenance, renovation anddeconstruction.

Green building is also known as a sustainableor high performance building



Main objective of GreenBuildings

Green building are designed to reduce the

overall impact of the built environment on

human health and the natural environmentby :

Efficiently using energy, water and other resources.

Protecting occupant health and improving

employee productivity

Reducing waste, pollution and environmentaldegradation.



Unlike the traditional building,green building practice Offer an opportunity to create environment-sound

and resources-efficient building by using anintegrated approach to design.

Promote resource conservation Consider environmental impacts and waste

minimization Create a healthy and comfortable environment. Reduce operation and maintenance costs.

The entire life-cycle of the building and itscomponents is considered as well the economic andenvironmental impact and performance.



What is the

advantages of

practicing green

building?



The advantages of green

building can be observethrough a few aspect:

Environmental Economic

Social



Advantages on Environmental

Enhance and protect biodiversity and ecosystems

-Promoting land management system

-Key to establishing a network of protected area Improve air quality

- Increase ventilation

- Make exhaust fans or opening window

Reduce waste streams

-Reuse and recycle Conserve and restore natural resources

-Conserve energy and water



Advantages on Economic

Reduce operating costs

-Resources efficiency

-Such as solar power

Create, expand, and shape markets for green product and services

-Sales improvement Improve occupant productivity

-Positively productivity



Advantages on Social

Enhance occupant comfort and health

-Increase natural lighting

-Control of ventilation and temperature

Improve overall quality of life

-Healthier, comfortable, gentle lifestyle



What is thedisadvantages of

green building?



Unavailability of Materials andHigh Initial Costs

Eco-friendly materials for Green Buildingsare not available in many parts of

Malaysia.

Getting these materials locally or importing them adds to the initial costs.

Materials are scarce and hard to find.

Sourcing for these materials may takeextra time and also adds to the initial cost.



Location

Malaysia is humid.

Eco-building materials generally utilizesstraw or husk bale construction.

These materials may be subjected tofungal attacks in hot and humid climate.



Problems in Funding

Since this construction concept is non-conventional and a rarity, getting loans

from banks might not be so forthcoming.

Since funding is a major issue for buyers,they may consider opting for a regular building instead.



Construction Issues

Since green buildings are not common,finding a qualified construction company

who would do a fool-proof job might posea problem.

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Obstacle Faced by

MALAYSIA inpracticing Green

Building



Lack of enforcement inMalaysia

Although there are several Act whichfocus on environment, due to lack of

monitoring and enforcement, people justdon’t really care about it



Urgency factor

People are not directly aware of this issue

They think that Malaysia has abundant ofnatural resources such as water , oil andenergy

Thus, there is general lack of urgency onthis issue



Education vs. experience Developer have poor knowledge about

sustainability and sustainable construction. As

environment issue was not pertinent and wasnot given priority in a decade ago.

Younger generation which have beenexposed about sustainable construction intheir educational level, but due to lack ofexperience they have problem disseminationtheir theoritical understanding of sustainabilityinto practise



Why this issue is choose ?



The Star 11 Dec 2008

Sweden cleanest, S. Arabia dirtiest,

Malaysia bottom 10: climate index

POZNAN (AFP) — Sweden does the most of anycountry for tackling emissions of greenhouse gases,while Saudi Arabia does the least, according to abarometer published on Wednesday by watchdogs

at the UN climate talks here.

The groups categorised dangerous climatechange as an increase in temperature beyond twodegrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial

levels.



Sweden's fourth place was followed by Germany,

France, India, Brazil, Britain and Denmark.

The bottom 10 were listed in descending order asGreece, Malaysia, Cyprus, Russia, Australia,

Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, the United States,Canada and Saudi Arabia.



It is time for us, Malaysian to think

Do we need more green building in our country?



Our view point on this issue Support MALAYSIA having GREEN BUILDLING

Reduces the reliance of fossil fuel as main energywhich supply electricity in Malaysia.

Reduces the amount of raw material usage inbuilding industry. Thus reduce the amount of treegetting cut every year.

Bring rise in economics, social and environment ofMalaysia.

Reduces the reliance of alternate energy in dailylife. Thus, reduce the amount of money usage topaid bill for alternate energy in a normal family.



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