Barriers in Implementation of Net Zero Energy Building in Malaysia

Teoh, Kar Wei (2020) Barriers in Implementation of Net Zero Energy Building in Malaysia. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

The energy consumption in Malaysia is increasing every year. The amount of energy and electricity consumption in building operating takes a significant proportion which comprised of 14% and 52.4%. In Malaysia, electricity is generated by fossil fuels and during the process of generation, it will release greenhouse gas. The increased volume of greenhouse gas will deteriorate the environment. Therefore, by addressing these issues the net-zero energy buildings (NZEBs) has arisen to be an important concept to confront these issues. However, there are not many good practices of NZEBs project in Malaysia. Thus, the purpose of this research is to identify the approaches to achieve net-zero energy buildings based on a review of the existing literature. Approaches to achieve net zero energy buildings can be categorised into 3 which include passive design strategies, energy efficiency system, and renewable energy system to achieve net zero energy buildings. Furthermore, this research also aims to investigate those barriers and solutions to the implementation of NZEBs based on a review of the existing literature and interviews with 8 experienced professionals. The result show that the top three barriers are financial barriers, social barriers, and technical and technologies barriers. Not only that, respondents also suggested that the government should take more action to solve financial barriers, social barriers, and technical and technologies barriers. This result of this research provides a better understanding of the barriers as well as solutions to solve the barriers that hinder the implementation of NZEBs.