Implementation of Passive Building Concept in Malaysia

Hoh, Dewit (2020) Implementation of Passive Building Concept in Malaysia. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

Passive building concept is a building standard that is truly energy efficient, comfortable, affordable and ecological. As a result, passive building allows for heating and cooling related energy savings of up to 90% compared with conventional building and over 75% compared with average new builds. However, in Malaysia, such concept is still hindered with barriers. Therefore, this research is aim to assess the acceptance level of the construction practitioners towards the passive building concept. Besides that, this research is also aim to analyse the key benefits and barriers of implementation of passive building concept to the construction industry. In order to raise awareness among the public and other construction practitioners, our government should play an important role to address the benefits and perception of passive building concept with some long term plans. In the list of chapter has also revealed a number of advantages of implementation of passive building concept and one of the main asset is such building can definitely provide a healthy and quiet indoor environment to the occupants. According to some experienced researchers’ statement, they indicated that passive building concept not only can provide more financial benefits compared to other conventional building, it can also achieve a high standard and good quality of living performance. On the other hand, there is also an interview section to identify the acceptance level of few professional practitioners from construction industry to give their comments and opinions towards passive building concept. Based on the research findings, the current acceptance level is literally low. This is because some major issues are arise in our country, for example hot weather attempt and little understanding about the passive building concept from public and other construction practitioners. Although the interviewees declared that there is still a long path way to achieve passive building concept but they admitted that such concept has huge potential to promote and develop in the future years.