August 2021
GBI PRO SERIES 2021 WEBINAR ON DO’S & DONT’S IN DA CVA SUBMISSIONS
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June 2021
Malaysian Architect Serina Hijjas Discusses Legacy And Sustainability
June 16, 2021 Instrumental in shaping Kuala Lumpur’s urbanscape, HIJJAS Architects & Planners is now led by founder Hijjas Kasturi's daughter, Serina. She speaks exclusively to Tatler about the urgency of building sustainably and being adaptable. If one were to shortlist architectural firms that have shaped Kuala Lumpur’s urban landscape, HIJJAS Architects & Planners (previously Hijjas Kasturi Associates) would be in the top...
Malaysia will make step-wise progress on green agenda: Mustapa
June 16, 2021 17:15 pm Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed: The conservation and preservation of our nation’s environmental heritage for posterity has always been part and parcel of the federal government’s agenda. The fact that our trading partners have begun to stress the importance of the environment in general, and of mitigating climate change in particular, is of course pertinent. We have...
SkyWorld’s SkyVogue Residences in Taman Desa 65% sold
June 11, 2021 16:00 pm SkyWorld Development Sdn Bhd’s SkyVogue Residences has achieved a take-up rate of 65% since its launch in March. The project has a gross development value of RM274 million and sits on a 1.34-acre leasehold parcel adjacent to Armada Villa in Taman Desa, Kuala Lumpur. The development has a modern and minimalist concept and features versatile unit...
Sustainable Sunday: Award-Winning Architect Dr Tan Loke Mun Plants His Own Fruit Trees
May 30, 2021 In the latest edition of our Sustainable Sunday series, we speak to an architect renowned for his innovative and sustainable building designs and how he is also leading by example in his personal life In the last 30 years, Dr Tan Loke Mun has been paving the way in sustainable architecture. He is the principal of DrTanLM Architect, director...
Sustainability and technology go hand in hand
May 31, 2021 00:00 am Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0) may not often be associated with climate change mitigation, but its use of technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing can actually play a pivotal role. Smart factories equipped with IR 4.0 capabilities can be more efficient and effective than ever before,...
May 2021
Sibu’s UCTS one of Malaysia’s seven beautiful campuses, says high society magazine
Friday, May 14, 2021 at 08:00AM SIBU (May 14): State-owned University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) here has achieved another milestone, when it was named as one of seven beautiful campuses in the country by Tatler Malaysia, a prestigious high society magazine. The other campuses are Universiti Sains Malaysia (Penang); Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Johor Bahru); International Islamic University Malaysia (Selangor); Universiti...
Shell petrol station first to receive Gold GBI certification
Monday, May 3rd, 2021 KUALA LUMPUR – Shell Malaysia’s petrol station located at Mint Hotel (along the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway) here has become the first station in the country to be awarded the Provisional Gold Standard by the Green Building Index (GBI). The station is integrated with a multifaceted approach of combining both renewable energy (RE) and energy-efficient (EE) innovations that reflects...