Zaid, S. and Graham, P. (2012) The need for energy efficiency legislation in Malaysian building sector. A comparative study of south east Asian policies. In: RICS COBRA 2012, 10-13 Sept 2012, Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Abstract
The Malaysian building sector approximately consumes 53% of national electricity generated, and emits 5,301 ktons of greenhouse gases (GHG) with an annual growth rate of 6.4%. While voluntary codes of practice for energy efficiency and use or renewable energy exist for non-residential buildings, Malaysia has yet to adopt mandatory energy efficiency legislation for its building sector. Mandatory building energy performance codes have been shown to be the most cost-efficient and effective policy instruments for reducing building energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, without mandatory and comprehensive energy efficiency policy, Malaysia faces locking in substantial inefficiencies, and higher than necessary climate change impacts from its building sector. A comparison of energy efficiency policies from other South East Asian countries with similar climatic characteristics will be a valuable insight for Malaysia.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Building control, developing country, energy efficiency, policy development. |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TH Building construction |
| Divisions: | Faculty of the Built Environment |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Mohd Samsul Ismail |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2015 00:20 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2015 00:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/14127 |
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