March 2009
Architects Call For Open Traders
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
Keep Up With Technological Advances
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
The Green Team
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...
Obama Favours Green
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
January 2009
Caring For The Environs Is Not A Choice
Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Water applauds the Green Building Index Malaysia. Read more
Exemplary Green Examples
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
Going Green In 2009
Malaysia'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. Read more
Health Check for Malaysian Architecture
GREEN is symbolic of spring and new beginnings. Read more