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Green buildings are designed to save energy and resources,

recycle materials and minimise the emission of toxic

substances throughout its life cycle.

They harmonise with the local climate, traditions, culture

and the surrounding environment. Green buildings are able to sustain and improve the quality

of human life whilst maintaining the capacity of the

ecosystem at local and global levels.

Green buildings have many benefits, such as better use of

building resources, significant operational savings, andincreased workplace productivity.

Building green sends the right message about a company or

organization – that it is well run, responsible, and

committed to the future



Developed by Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM) ad theAssociation of Consulting Engineers Malaysia (ACEM)

Intended to promote sustainability in the built

environment

Raise awareness among Developers, Architects, Engineers,

Planners, Designers, Contractors and the Public about

environmental issues.

Opportunity for developers to design and construct green,

sustainable buildings that can provide energy savings,

water savings, a healthier indoor environment, better

connectivity to public transport and the adoption of

recycling and greenery for their projects.



1992 - Greenhouse gasses and ozone depletion became

household words following the Earth Summit in Rio

1990s - Green building ratings began to be developed

(BREEAM-UK), (LEED-US)

Green rating tools were conceived to be able to assistarchitects, designers, builders, government bodies,

building owners, developers and end users to understand

the impact of each design choice and solution.

By so doing, the final built product would perform better

in its location whilst also reducing its harmful impact onthe surroundings.

The rating tools – very dependent upon location and

environment and thus climate



GBI - the only rating tool for the tropical zones other than

Singapore Government’s GREENMARK.

GREENMARK – suit to current Singapore situation where a

lot of priority is given to energy and water efficiency

scores. GREENMARK - little priority is given to its public transport

network in the ratings since its already in place.

Malaysia differs markedly in these areas and thus

understandably our rating priorities should be like-wise

customized to suit – both to our climate and also thecurrent state of our country’s development and existing

resources.



August 2008 - PAM Council endorsed and approved the

formation of the new Sustainability Committee

THE TASK??? develop and set-up the Green Building Index Malaysia

and the accompanying Panel for certifying and accreditation of

Green rated buildings.

TARGETED DEADLINE - April/May 2009

Discuss & present proposal with the building industry's

stakeholders

Joint co-operation with ACEM

September/October 2008 – comparative study on BREEAM,

LEED, GREENMARK, GREENSTAR

October – November 2008 – carried out visits to Singapore,

Korea and Australia

28th Nov 2008 – discuss with Pusat Tenaga Malaysia (PTM)



December 2008 – final drafting of GBI Malaysia

3rd January 2009 – GBI Malaysia was introduced at the

Green Design Forum held at Kuala Lumpur Convention

Centre.

Launched website www.greenbuildingindex.org to disseminate

information

16th January 2009 - PAM Council approved the setting up of the GBI Malaysia assessment and accreditation framework

including the terms of reference for the GBI Accreditation

Panel (GBIAP), GBI Certifiers and GBI Facilitators.

16th January 2009 - PAM Council also approved the one-

year joint-cooperation to field-test the GBI tools withtertiary higher education institutions. (USM, UTAS, UPM)

7th, 8th and 16th May 2009 - The first intake for the GBI

Facilitator’s Course starts with a target of 100 participants

to be held at PAM Centre

http://www.greenbuildingindex.org/








Buildings will be awarded the GBI Malaysia

rating based on 6 key criteria:

- Energy Efficiency

- Indoor Environmental Quality - Sustainable Site Planning and Management

- Material and Resources

- Water Efficiency

- Innovation



NameLEED GREENSTAR

GREENMARK GREEN BUILDING INDEX

Assessment Criteria 1.Sustainable

Site

2. Water

Efficiency

3.Energy and

Atmosphere

4. Materials

And

Resources

5.Indoor

Environment

Quality

6.Innovation

& design/

Construction

Process

1.Management

2.Transport

3.Ecology

4.Emmisions

5.Water

6.Energy

7.Materials

8. Indoor

Environment

Quality

9.Innovations

1.Energy

Efficiency

2.Water

Efficiency

3.Environmental

Protection

4. Indoor

Environment

Quality

5.Other

Environmental

Features

1. Energy

Efficiency

2. Indoor

Environment

Quality

3. Sustainable

Site

Management

4. Materials

And

Resources

5. Water

Efficiency

6.Innovations



1) Energy Efficiency (EE)

Improve energy consumption by optimising

building orientation, minimizing solar heat

gain through the building envelope, harvesting natural lighting,

adopting the best practices in building

services including use of renewable

energy, and ensuring proper testing,commissioning and regular maintenance.



2) Indoor Environment Quality (EQ)

Achieve good quality performance in indoor

air quality, acoustics, visual and thermal

comfort. These will involve the use of low volatile organic compound

(VOC) materials, application of quality air

filtration, proper control of air

temperature, movement and humidity.



3) Sustainable Site Planning & Management

(SM) Selecting appropriate sites with planned

access to public transportation, community

services, open spaces and

landscaping. Avoiding and conservingenvironmentally sensitive areas through the

redevelopment of existing

sites and brownfields. Implementing proper

construction management, storm watermanagement and reducing

the strain on existing infrastructure capacity.



4) Materials & Resources (MR) Promote the use of environment-friendly

materials sourced from sustainable sources

and recycling. Implement

proper construction waste management withstorage, collection and re-use of recyclables

and construction

formwork and waste.



5) Water Efficiency (WE)

Rainwater harvesting, water recycling and

water-saving fittings.

6) Innovation (IN) Innovative design and initiatives that meet

the objectives of the GBI.



Non-residential – commercial, institutional,

and industrial in nature.

Factories, hospitals, offices, hotels, etc

More emphasis on energy efficiency Residential – residential buildings

Linked houses, apartment, bungalows,

condominium, etc

More emphasis on sustainable site planning &management

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