June 2021
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...
Green design for Mutiara Selera
May 01, 2021 Mutiara Selera food court in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, which was destroyed in a fire last year, will be rebuilt with a modern design characterised by green and environment-friendly elements. If everything goes to plan, the food court will be open again in January next year. State infrastructure committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said the new building would be the...
How to promote the creation of green buildings in Malaysia
Tuesday, April 06, 2021 THE upcoming Earth Day, on April 22, would be a golden opportunity for the government and the private sector to discuss an important method of reducing greenhouse gas emissions that is rarely brought up: green buildings. According to the World Green Building Council, a “green” building is one that, in its design, construction or operation, reduces or...
April 2021
Gearing for Green Buildings
April 8, 2021 @ 12:00am LETTERS: Green buildings are not a common topic in Malaysia. The upcoming Earth Day on April 22, therefore, will be a golden opportunity to promote green buildings and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to the World Green Building Council, a "green" building is one, in its design, construction or operation, reduces and can create a positive...