Abstract
This paper presents the reviews of studies with regards to the development of Green Building Index- Residential New Construction (GBI-RNC). GBI-RNC is considered since the development of Residential Construction is expected to increase every year since Malaysia is considered as a developing country. The Carbon Emission of Residential Construction is evident thus one of the ways to control and commit to Carbon Emission reduction is by promoting Sustainable Development. Even though GBI-RNC has been introduced to the industry since 2009, participation increased just slightly by the year and to reach a rating more than ‘Certified’ are low. Furthermore, a national green rating system is proposed by JKR, to assist with all residential government projects. Therefore, this paper shall present the suggested modifications that should be made to GBI-RNC to improve its elements and gain more influence to maintain as the most used green rating system for residential construction.
Highlights
Among Malaysia’s efforts in supporting climate change can be seen in the Ninth Malaysian Plan which prospects is to ensure a sustainable urban planning development [1]
Some studies have shown that the Green Building Index- Residential New Construction (GBI-Residential New Construction (RNC)) rating tool is not suitable to be used as a residential assessment
This was followed by studies from Hamid et al and Bahaudin et al [25, 29], which clearly stated that Green Building Index (GBI)-RNC weightage of point distribution only emphasize on developed areas as it only focuses more on EE, Water Efficiency (WE) and IV
Summary
Among Malaysia’s efforts in supporting climate change can be seen in the Ninth Malaysian Plan which prospects is to ensure a sustainable urban planning development [1]. Persatuan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM) and Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia (ACEM) created Green Building Index (GBI) rating tool as a guide for developers for a more sustainable building construction [2]. In line with the Ninth Malaysian Plan, any construction that receives a GBI certificate after the end of its assessment shall be given an incentive by the government [3]. Support was clearly shown for sustainable development as the number of GBI rated building increased year by year since its formation on 2009. The increment in higher rating for Residential New Construction (RNC) is not promising. Some studies have shown that the GBI-RNC rating tool is not suitable to be used as a residential assessment
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