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The need for energy efficiency legislation in Malaysian building sector. A comparative study of south east Asian policies

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, Mal...

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Main Authors: Zaid, S., Graham, P.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2012
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TH Building construction
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spelling my.um.eprints.141272015-09-21T00:20:05Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/14127/ The need for energy efficiency legislation in Malaysian building sector. A comparative study of south east Asian policies Zaid, S. Graham, P. TH Building construction 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. 2012-09 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/14127/1/The_Need_for_Energy_Efficiency_Legislation.pdf 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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Zaid, S.
Graham, P.
The need for energy efficiency legislation in Malaysian building sector. A comparative study of south east Asian policies
description 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.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Zaid, S.
Graham, P.
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Graham, P.
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title The need for energy efficiency legislation in Malaysian building sector. A comparative study of south east Asian policies
title_short The need for energy efficiency legislation in Malaysian building sector. A comparative study of south east Asian policies
title_full The need for energy efficiency legislation in Malaysian building sector. A comparative study of south east Asian policies
title_fullStr The need for energy efficiency legislation in Malaysian building sector. A comparative study of south east Asian policies
title_full_unstemmed The need for energy efficiency legislation in Malaysian building sector. A comparative study of south east Asian policies
title_sort need for energy efficiency legislation in malaysian building sector. a comparative study of south east asian policies
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