Landscaping on Green Building in Malaysia

Ho, Bei Yi (2022) Landscaping on Green Building in Malaysia. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

Malaysia has prioritised sustainable development as a national priority for decades. The notion of a clean, green, fully developed, and united Malaysia has long been cherished by Malaysia's governments, businesses, and people. The establishment of the Green Building Index (GBI) has expedited this trend greatly. The Green Growth Index (GBI) is a national ranking system and set of green growth principles that was created in 2008. Green construction is all the rage in Malaysia these days, with several projects aiming for GBI certification. To be considered as sustainable, a township must be created using a comprehensive strategy that tackles environmental, social, and economic problems. To provide a higher quality of life for its citizens, it must also suit the different needs of its population, be well-planned, developed, linked, safe, and enrich its surrounding environment. Due to the degradation of environmental quality, the government began to evaluate the best solutions for addressing these concerns with the support of professionals in the built environment industry. Our country has adopted the concept of green technology or green building as the finest alternative. Therefore, this research will explore how landscaping contributes to and benefits green building, particularly in residential and landed structures. Additionally, it will study the cost effectiveness of buildings that have been certified as green buildings, as well as comparing the cost effectiveness of green buildings to that of conventional buildings. Furthermore, it will explore the measures taken to encourage the adoption of green building, as well as the government's efforts, and what other measures can be implemented in this implementation. The data for this study was collected via questionnaire surveys, and the analyses were performed using SPSS software to generate results such as descriptive data, ranking methods. The result in this study generated the several benefits of sustainable Green Buildings such as energy and water saving while implementing it in the development as this will bring a lot of advantages not only to the environment but also to the residents. Furthermore, the findings of the cost effectiveness of the Green Building compared to the conventional building will be generated as for sure the initial cost of Green Building will be higher but in long-term consideration it will be more saving than conventional. In addition, the measure is yet to be taken by the related authority to help in implementing Green Building.