The Benefits of Energy Management System (EMS) in Building Sustainability Components

Abstract

Construction industry is a crucial contributor to the economic growth in Malaysia. Unfortunately, the construction industry has a lot of negative impacts primarily on the environmental aspect as it leads to climate change, pollution, and energy waste. As a response, Malaysia needs to become progressively aware of the need for more sustainable building. In view of this issue, the Energy Management System (EMS) can be adopted to enhance building sustainability in the construction industry. The aim of this paper is to investigate the EMS in enhancing sustainability in building for Malaysia construction industry. In order to achieve the aim, the objective of this paper was to investigate the benefits of EMS implementation in building sustainability components. The result obtained from 64 respondents of Grade 7 Contractors indicates the benefits identified of EMS implementation in sustainability components which are environmental, economic, and social benefits. From the data analysed, this paper has found that there are plenty of sustainability benefits that can be attained by adopting EMS. Thus, the EMS approach is considered as one of the driving factors for sustainable building and can provide a better environment in the building, which is more flexible, convenient, and comfortable while remaining energy efficient for the occupants in this modern lifestyle.