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THE public sector and government agencies should lead the
development of green buildings, rather than making it mandatory for
the private sector to do such projects.
Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin
said he was talking to a few other ministers on the prospect.
"I am hoping that the public sector will spearhead the development
of green buildings. Maybe we can start with new government
hospitals or schools developed by the Public Works
Department."
Chin spoke to reporters after visiting the Energy Commission's (EC)
new "green" headquarters in Putrajaya yesterday.
Called Diamond Building, the headquarters is the
country's third green building after Chin's ministry's Low Energy
Office and Malaysian Green Technology Corp's Green Energy Office in
Bangi, Selangor.
The Diamond Building is the country's first office building to be
certified with the highest Green Mark Platinum environmental rating
(provisionally) by Building and Construction Authority of
Singapore.
The EC is investing RM94 million on the eight-storey headquarters,
which is said to be 46 per cent more energy-efficient than a
typical office tower.
Construction started in September 2007. The EC is ready to relocate
and fully occupy the building from June 28 this year, the
commission officials said.
The Diamond Building is targeted at reducing energy usage by 65 per
cent with an energy index of 85 kWh/m2 per year at 2,800 hours of
use.
A normal office building in Malaysia has an energy index of 250
kWh/m2 per year.