Almost no country in the workd can hope to achieve carbon dioxide-reduction targets without including the building sector into their plan of action, declared a United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) expert, Dr Arab Hoballah.
The Star
Read more December 15Malaysia has been ranked 50th by a non-governmental organisation which monitors countries on their initiatives to cut greenhouse gas emissions and implement good climate policies - an improvement from last year's 52nd position.
The Star
Read more December 15Keputusan sidang di Copenhagen penentu cuaca masa depan.
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Read more December 15IF emissions of greenhouse gases are not curtailed(the "business as usual" scenario), temperatures are projected to hike between 1.1 Celsius and 3.6 Celsius in Peninsular Malaysia and between 1 Celsius and 3.5 Celsius in Sabah and Sarawak by the end of the century.
The Star
Read more December 01The coming climate talks aim to forge a planet-wide deal on greenhouse gas emissions.
The Star
Read more December 01THESE days, many companies are making efforts to go green, whether it be planting more trees or finding ways to save electricity and water.
The Star
Read more October 28KUALA LUMPUR: With more companies practising corporate social responsibility(CSR) despite the global economic downturn, today "more eyebrows are raised" when businesses buck the trend, says CSR Asia chairman Richard Welford.
The Star
Read more October 28It wants to complete detailed study on social impact first.
The Star
Read more October 28In the battle against climate change, Philips calls for energy-efficient lightning solutions.
The Star
Read more October 24THE increasingly affluent Asian consumers who demand for sustainable products and services will push companies to go green, an official at business research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan said.
The Star
Read more October 24The improvement in the economy has lifted the construction industry gradually and this growth is expected to pick up, going forward, especially with the expected flow of new contracts.
The Star
Read more October 24In the next few months, most of the world's environmentalists will be converging in Copenhagen to push for a global pact on how to deal with carbon emission and the possible impact on climate change.
The Star
Read more October 24ENVIRONMENTAL groups lauded the Government's effort to promote green technology but hoped more initiatives could be taken to reduce the degree of pollution.
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Read more October 24To expand the use of green technology, the Government launched the Green Building Index (GBI) on 21 May 2009.
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Read more October 23INTRODUCING THE SUPPLY BILL(2010) IN THE DEWAN RAKYAT.
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Read more October 23TAX INCENTIVES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES TO REGISTER PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS.
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Read more October 23There was a time the builders of our communities only needed to be the one dimensional.
NST
Read more October 16Prof Dr Karl Wagner says our developers can benefit from German technologies in sustainable building.
NST
Read more October 16Pusat Tenaga Malaysia (Malaysia Energy Centre), previously known as ZEO (Zero Energy Office) Building is officially Malaysia's first Green Building Index (GBI) Certified Building.
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Read more October 12Among 34 development-related actions put forward by its Second Committee (Economic and Financial), the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a number of resolutions reflecting the breadth of the Committee's agenda, including consideration of the economic ramifications of climate change, and addressing the need for a more equitable international financial system and to bolster developing countries resilience to financial risk.
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Read more September 22Climate change, the pre-eminent geopolitical and economic issue of the twenty-first century, threatened to rewrite the global equation for development, peace and prosperity, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, as he pressed world leaders to cooperate on a just and scientifically sound solution that strengthened sustainable development and powered green growth for every country.
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Read more September 22A look at how other countries encourage sustainable buildings.
NST
Read more September 18Industry players reveal their green wish list for Budget 2010.
NST
Read more September 18IN Part 1 of this two-part series yesterday, I made the point that green taxes are both fashionable and essential.
Star
Read more September 08KUALA LUMPUR: Three energy-efficient buildings will appear in a special collection of first-day covers by Pos Malaysia to highlight the concern over global warming.
Star
Read more September 08The new millenium has certainly made us aware that we have been witnessing the melting of the glaciers with the average global temperature rising by one degree Celsius.
NST
Read more August 21Minister points to renewable energy and energy efficiency as the way forward.
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Read more August 21MRCB and Gapurna team up to build energy efficient skyscraper.
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Read more August 21"The green movement is a convergence if two different schools" says Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia(PAM) president Lee Chor Wah, inferring sustainability is not only championed by lefty tree huggers but is also a prominent agenda of governments and corporations.
NST
Read more May 08The world's hunger for energy is causing changes to global weather patterns.
The Star
Read more May 05Rome wasn't built in one day, and neither was the Green Building Index(GBI).
NST
Read more April 24Green Building Index(GBI) is developed by Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia(PAM) and the Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia(ACEM).
The Star
Read more April 07An index is now in place in Malaysia to rate such properties.
The Star
Read more April 01KUCHING: Players in Sarawak's building industry are urged to create networking among themselves, and with agencies and institutions involved in research and development(RD) to gain new ideas and technologies for the benefit of industry.
Borneo Post
Read more March 27KUCHING: 'Green building' as environment friendly measure will from now on become a norm in housing estates in Sarawak.
Borneo Post
Read more March 27KUCHING: The Malaysian Institute of Architects(PAM) wants the government to hold open tenders for all projects in order to stimulate the nation's building industry.
Borneo Post
Read more March 27United States president-elect Barack Obama's stimulus package - whose size has been talked about as "must be big enough to provide a defibrillator-like jolt" to the economy to achieve his goal of creating or saving 2.5 million jobs in his first two years in office - is reported to emphasise green investments.
The Star
Read more March 01Although industry players in Malaysia's architecture and engineering sectors have been seeing green for quite sometime, the national architecture association Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia(PAM) only recently made its love for sustainable official by combining forces with Association of Consulting Engineers of Malaysia(ACEM) to introduce the Green Building Index Initiative(GBI), a rating system which ambitiously aims to guide building owners and developers on the right path in terms of designing and constructing sustainable structures which will reduce the nation's carbon footprint.
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Read more March 01Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Water applauds the Green Building Index Malaysia.
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Read more Jan 10GREEN is symbolic of spring and new beginnings.
The Star
Read more Jan 04Malaysia's kicking off the new year in green style: yesterday, we introduced the Green Building Index, similar to the ones that have helped create the environmentally friendly features pictured here.
The Star
Read more Jan 04The management of Singapore's famous riverside entertainment hotspot, Clark Quay, opted to install simple canopies, which are more cost effective than covering walkways with glass and air-conditioning them, says manager Dawn Tan.
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