Current Status of Green Building Development in Malaysia

Chin Yee Ha; Terh Jing  Khoo; Zheng Yik Koo

doi:10.37934/progee.25.1.19

Authors

Chin Yee Ha Correspondence: School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang | chinyeeha@yahoo.com https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3234-0571
Terh Jing Khoo School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang
Zheng Yik Koo Center for Post Graduate Studies and Research, Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology, Setapak Main Campus, Kuala Lumpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/progee.25.1.19

Keywords:

Environment Condition, Sustainable Green Building Development, Construction Industry, Sustainable Green Material, Building Life Cost Cycle

Abstract

Terrible environmental conditions on Earth have warned us over the past decade. To avoid the current situation going further, many countries started to implement sustainable green building development. Sustainable green building development tends to preserve and conserve the environment by using sustainable green material, decrease of negative impact from construction industry and improve on the building life cost cycle. Although the number of green buildings increased compared to last century, but adoption of sustainable green building in the Malaysian construction industry is considered slow. Besides, sustainable green building development also concerns social and economic aspects. This study will analyze the current status of green building development in Malaysia. The study has reviewed articles pertinent to green building development from reputable science databases. The result obtained showed the current status of green building development is decreasing due to the impact of Pandemic COVID-19. Furthermore, the results also showed the number of green buildings in Malaysia is comparatively low. This study provided a benchmark for policy makers and construction key stakeholders about the current status of green building development in Malaysia which can be utilized as a guideline in promoting green building development.

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