FIABCI on Green Buildings
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Green Building Index(GBI) is developed by Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia(PAM) and the Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia(ACEM). Read more
An index is now in place in Malaysia to rate such properties. Read more
KUCHING: 'Green building' as environment friendly measure will from now on become a norm in housing estates in Sarawak. Read more
KUCHING: 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. Read more
KUCHING: 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. Read more
Although 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...
United 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. Read more
Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Water applauds the Green Building Index Malaysia. Read more
The 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. Read more