Benefits of Going Green

Tan Hwee YinnGBIF, LEED AP, MGBC Board Member

Save Energy

Save Resources

Save Your Health

Save the Ecosystems

Save the Future

Save the Planet

And the list goes on…

The Global Sustainable CO2 Emission Goal

1 ton CO2 emission challenge at COP15, Copenhagen, 2009

GREEN BUILDINGS play a

key role in achieving this goal

World average (2010):

5 ton CO2 per person

It’s estimated that building account for nearly one half of all

green house gas emissions.

IPCC REPORT Cheapest and largest CO2 savings in building sector

Cost of CO2 savings US dollars / ton CO2 equivalents

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WHY THE NEED FOR A MALAYSIAN GREEN

RATING TOOL ?

CASE STUDY LEO building (KeTTHA)

Energy bill comparison (RM/m² year)

8 neighbouring office buildings

LEO

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Findings o 5% extra cost

o 50% energy savings

o 5 year payback

Year of completion: 2004

SILVER

Key data:

• Gross Floor Area: 20,000 m²

• Energy Index: 114 kWh/m²/year

• Additional EE construction cost: 5%

• Payback: 5 years

• Annual energy savings: ~ RM 600,000

Energy Efficiency

(EE) Features:

- Daylighting

- EE lighting- EE office equipment

- EE ventilation

- Controls & Sensors- Orientation

- Insulation- Energy management

2006 Winner of:

ASEAN Building Energy Award

Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Putrajaya, Malaysia

CASE STUDY ST Diamond building

Client’s Need Statement o landmark building with regards to design

o landmark building with regards to sustainability

Findings o 6% extra cost

o 66% energy savings

o 3.5 year payback

Year of completion: 2010

PLATINUM PLATINUM

Photo credit: ACICC

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Tender price index

BEI vs. Tender Price

(Final 10 tenders for KKR HQ project)

Public tender for Government Office Tower in Kuala Lumpur

No / Low Cost for Energy Efficiency

Public tender for Government Office Tower in Kuala Lumpur

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BEI vs. Tender Price

(Final 10 tenders for KKR HQ project)

Another

example:

LEED Platinum

projects can be

2% cheaper

Bill Odel, HOK

Group (WGBC,

2010)

Initial Cost Shifting for Green Buildings The overall cost for green buildings can remain roughly the same

- or even become smaller

Quote:

”LEED Platinum projects can

be 2% cheaper”

Bill Odel, HOK Group (WGBC,

2010)

- Green Building yield increase value to the owner. Higher rental rate - Boost occupant productivity - Tax Incentives

Benefits To Building Owners And Occupants

“Building owners obtaining GBI Certificates from 24

October 2009 until 31 December 2014 be given income

tax exemption equivalent to the additional capital

expenditure in obtaining such Certificates”

and

“Buyers purchasing buildings with GBI Certificates

from developers be given stamp duty exemption on

instruments of transfer of ownership.”

excerpts from PM’s Speech, 23 October 2009

BOOT Build, Own, Operate and Transfer

• A 20-year perspective changes the picture completely

• Promotes green and sustainable building practices to be adopted

• Energy efficient measures are adopted

• Water efficient measures are adopted

• Durable low-maintenance measures are adopted

Quote from BOOT builder at Dubai conference (2009):

“I want a building that is better than LEED Platinum, not

only because it is green, but because it is the cheapest

option”

Green Lifestyle - Rapid growth of GBI project which shows public is susceptible to green buildings - Wide-spread purchase of hybrid cars -Green living concept (i.e. Desa Park City) is widely admired. - Recycling lifestyle

- Hit the roads on Bicycle

Voluntary KL bicycle map

Example from a Condo

development (91 units)

Poster for trash room door

Do you know, Recycling does not benefit the environment only,

it benefits to the economy too!

THANK YOU