GREEN BUILDING TOWARD CONSTRUCTION SUSTAINABILITY: ENERGY EFFICIENCY WITH MATERIAL AND DESIGN ASPECTS
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Sustainable constructions, green building, energy efficiency, green building materials, sustainable building design, Green Building Index (GBI)Abstract
In this globalization era, sustainable constructions have taken on some new steps to stimulate green building practice. Green building criteria basis are energy efficiency, material and resource conservation and sustainable design of the building itself. Energy efficiency still has a long way to go, due to some barriers that prevail in the practice of energy efficiency. Similarly, materials and design that are originally used have created various issues related to the environment and human health. In Malaysia, people’s level of awareness about green building is still low and they have minimum understanding and lack of familiarity about green materials and sustainable design. According to Klufallah, Nuruddin, Khamidi and Jamaludin (2014), 24% of total of carbon dioxide (CO2) comes from the construction sector in the Malaysia. Therefore, this study aims to look into building energy efficiency and materials and design employed in green buildings to achieve constructive sustainability and to establish the benefits of utilising energy efficiency, green materials and sustainable design. This study will be done using a case of the construction sector in Malaysia. The data will be collected through an interview with several Property Development Companies or projects that apply the green building criteria. The recommendation is that more property development companies should be interviewed so that more comprehensive results can be gathered.
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Department of Energy and Climate Change. (12 November, 2012). The Energy Efficiency Strategy: The Energy Efficiency Opportunity in the UK. Retrieved 17 September , 2015, from https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/65602/6927-energy-efficiency-strategy--the-energy-efficiency.pdf
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Fauzi, M. A., & Malek, N. A. (2013). Green Building assessment tools: Evaluating different tools for green roof system. International Journal of Education and Research, 1(11).
Gething, B. (2011). Green Overlay to the RIBA Outline Plan of Work. London: RIBA Publishing.
Glavinich, T. E. (2008). Contractor’s Guide to Green Building Construction. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Gou, Z., Prasad, D., & Lau, S. Y. (2013). Are green buildings more satisfactory and comfortable? Habitat International, 39, 156-161.
Habibullah, N., Abdullah Halim, A. Z., & Abdullah Halim, A.-H. (2012). Green Building Concept. Journal Design & Built, 5.
Hamza, A. (2014). Interviewing as a Data Collection Method: A Critical Review. English Linguistics Research, 3(1), 39-45.
Hossam, E., & Molina-Prieto, L. F. (2015). Sustainable development & Eco – Roof. International Journal of Science and Research, 1-27.
Howe, J. C. (2010). The law of green building: Regulatory and legal issues in design, construction, operation, and financing. American Bar Association.
Hwang, B. G., Zhao, X., & Tan, L. L. (2015). Green building projects: schedule performance, influential factors and solutions. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 22(3), 327-346.
Hwang, B., & Tan, J. C. (2012). Sustainable project management for green construction: Challenges. impact and solutions. World Construction Conference 2012 – Global Challenges in Construction Industry. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Jackson, M. (2010). Green Home-Rating Systems: A Preservation Perspective. Journal of Preservation Technology, 41(1), 13-18.
Kamarudin, A. B., Mohd Fazli, M. S., Md Nor Hayati, T., Ismi, R., & Norhana, M. (July, 2011). Green technology compliance in Malaysia for sustainable business. Journal of Global Management, 2(1).
Klufallah, M. M., Nuruddin, M. F., Khamidi, M. F., & Jamaludin, N. (2014). Assessment of Carbon Emission Reduction for Buildings Projects in Malaysia-A Comparative Analysis. E3S Web of Conferences 3. doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20140301016
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (2015). What is energy efficiency? Retrieved16 September, 2015, from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: http://eetd.lbl.gov/ee/ee-1.html
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Milner, J., Hamilton, I., Shrubsole, C., Das, P., Chalabi, Z., Davies, M., & Wilkinson, P. (2015). What should the ventilation objectives be for retrofit energy efficiency interventions of dwellings? Journal of Building Services Engineering Research & Technology, 36(2), 221-229. Retrieved 7 October , 2015
Morrissey, J., Dunphy, N., & MacSwee, R. (2014). Energy efficiency in commercial buildings: capturing added-value of retrofit. Journal of Property Investment & Finance, 32(4), 396-414. Retrieved 27 September, 2015, from http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JPIF-01-2014-0008
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Nazirah, Z. A., Nor'Aini, Y., & Ayman, A. O. (2013). Enablers and challenges of a sustainable housing industry in Malaysia. Construction Innovation, 13(1), 10-25.
Organ, S., Proverbs, D., & Squires, G. (2013). Motivations for energy efficiency refurbishment in owner-occupied housing. Structural Survey, 31(2), 101-120. Retrieved 16 September, 2015
Qu, S. Q., & Dumay, J. (2011). The qualitative research interview. Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, 8(3), 238-264. Retrieved October 23, 2015, from http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/11766091111162070
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Samari, M., Godrati, N., Esmaeilifar, R., Olfat, P., & Mohd Shafiei, M. W. (15 January, 2013). The investigation of the barriers in developing green building in Malaysia. Modern Applied Science, 7(2). doi:10.5539/mas.v7n2p1.
Shari, Z., & Soebarto, V. (2013). Investigating sustainable practices in the Malaysian office building developments. Construction Innovation, 14(1), 17-37.
Sim, Y. L., & Putuhena, F. J. (2015). Green building technology initiatives to achieve construction quality and environmental sustainability in the construction industry in Malaysia. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 26(2), 233-249.
Tan, C. L. (2014, February 25). Energised by the sun. Retrieved from The Star Online: http://www.thestar.com.my/news/environment/2014/02/24/energised-by-the-sun/
Thakare, N. U., & Asutkar, K. G. (2010). Eco Friendly House - Construction Techniques, Components & Materials. Third International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (pp. 54-56). IEEE.
WBDG Sustainable Committee. (2014, August 25). Sustainable. Retrieved September 20, 2015, from Whole Building Design Guide: http://www.wbdg.org/design/sustainable.php
Wong, K.-d., & Fan, Q. (2013). Building information modelling (BIM) for sustainable building design. Facilities, 31(3/4), 138-157.
Wu, Z., Shen, L., Yu, A. T., & Zhang, X. (2015). A comparative analysis of waste management requirements between five green building rating systems for new residential buildings. Journal of Cleaner Production, 1-8. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.05.073.
Yeong, L. S., & Putuhena, F. J. (2015). Green building technology initiatives to achieve construction quality and. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 26(2), 233-249.
Zimmerman, K. R. (2012). Decoupling climate change and energy efficiency: national policy options. Journal of Applied Social Science, 6(2), 125-132. doi:10.1177/1936724412445129
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Mohammed Abualreja, H., & Mohamed Udin2, Z. (2017). GREEN BUILDING TOWARD CONSTRUCTION SUSTAINABILITY: ENERGY EFFICIENCY WITH MATERIAL AND DESIGN ASPECTS. Journal of Technology and Operations Management, 100–109. Retrieved from https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/jtom/article/view/9498
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