Success Factors of Implementing Green Building in Malaysia

Abstract

Green building is an outcome of a design which focuses on energy efficiency, thus reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building’s lifecycle. Modern building shows little regard for environmental and social impact over its entire life. Realizing this, a paradigm shift to build green buildings is needed. The Malaysian development commitment towards green building is still at an infancy stage. Therefore, the objective of this study is to identify the critical success factors (CSFs) for the implementation of green building in Malaysia. The policies and incentives that are supported by the government in promoting, encouraging, and emphasizing green building were determined. Literature review was conducted to derive the key factors of green building implementation. Various variables from different authors were summarized based on the frequency of occurrence. Seventeen variables of CSFs of implementation green building were obtained from this study. The variables were supported by structured interview and comparative of five green buildings in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya as case studies. The findings were used to establish the CSFs that determine the best practice for implementation of green building in Malaysia.