An overview of Malaysia Green Technology Corporation Office Building: a showcase energy-efficient building project in Malaysia

Malaysia Green Technology Corporation office building is designed based on Zero Energy Building (ZEB) concept; however its Building Energy Index (BEI) has yet to achieve zero. This research focuses on the application of energy-efficient design of the office building; identify the problems causin...

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Main Authors: Ng, Ban Huat, Akasah, Zainal Abidin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7897/
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author Ng, Ban Huat
Akasah, Zainal Abidin
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description Malaysia Green Technology Corporation office building is designed based on Zero Energy Building (ZEB) concept; however its Building Energy Index (BEI) has yet to achieve zero. This research focuses on the application of energy-efficient design of the office building; identify the problems causing BEI of the studied office building which did not achieve zero BEI; and to propose approaches that can improve energy efficiency for the office building. Interviews session with the office building management team, architect and energy consultant have been carried out. The outcome of the research shows that energy-efficient design and renewable-energy technology applied in the office building are passive design, active systems, and building integrated photovoltaic systems (BIPV). The inefficiency in the cool part of the cooling system, air movement, and chillers are the problems that have been identified. It is recommended that, continuous research is needed to ensure ZEB concept applied effectively in each type of buildings.
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spelling uthm-78972022-10-17T06:22:35Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7897/ An overview of Malaysia Green Technology Corporation Office Building: a showcase energy-efficient building project in Malaysia Ng, Ban Huat Akasah, Zainal Abidin T Technology (General) Malaysia Green Technology Corporation office building is designed based on Zero Energy Building (ZEB) concept; however its Building Energy Index (BEI) has yet to achieve zero. This research focuses on the application of energy-efficient design of the office building; identify the problems causing BEI of the studied office building which did not achieve zero BEI; and to propose approaches that can improve energy efficiency for the office building. Interviews session with the office building management team, architect and energy consultant have been carried out. The outcome of the research shows that energy-efficient design and renewable-energy technology applied in the office building are passive design, active systems, and building integrated photovoltaic systems (BIPV). The inefficiency in the cool part of the cooling system, air movement, and chillers are the problems that have been identified. It is recommended that, continuous research is needed to ensure ZEB concept applied effectively in each type of buildings. 2011 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7897/1/J5307_a7b99f99115e316488e9054a7a019100.pdf Ng, Ban Huat and Akasah, Zainal Abidin (2011) An overview of Malaysia Green Technology Corporation Office Building: a showcase energy-efficient building project in Malaysia. Journal of Sustainable Development, 4 (5). pp. 212-228. ISSN 1913-9063 https://doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v4n5p212
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Ng, Ban Huat
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An overview of Malaysia Green Technology Corporation Office Building: a showcase energy-efficient building project in Malaysia
title An overview of Malaysia Green Technology Corporation Office Building: a showcase energy-efficient building project in Malaysia
title_full An overview of Malaysia Green Technology Corporation Office Building: a showcase energy-efficient building project in Malaysia
title_fullStr An overview of Malaysia Green Technology Corporation Office Building: a showcase energy-efficient building project in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed An overview of Malaysia Green Technology Corporation Office Building: a showcase energy-efficient building project in Malaysia
title_short An overview of Malaysia Green Technology Corporation Office Building: a showcase energy-efficient building project in Malaysia
title_sort overview of malaysia green technology corporation office building: a showcase energy-efficient building project in malaysia
topic T Technology (General)
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