A Study on the Challenges of Implementing Sustainable Building Design

Mack, Choon Sheng (2023) A Study on the Challenges of Implementing Sustainable Building Design. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

A sustainable building design is a design that aims to reduce or eliminate negative impacts, and can create positive impacts, ranging from the occupant’s health, comfort to global climate and natural environment. Sustainable building design contribute to preservation of natural resources by adopting recycled materials, whereby minimize waste production in the construction activities, like demolition. This study will be identifying the advantages and challenges faced when implementing sustainable building design and proposing the strategies to improve the implementation of sustainable building design in Malaysia. This study is essential as the construction industry is the strongest catalyst, in term of stimulating the economy of a country. Meanwhile, it is also the significant source of contributing the major waste productions and environment pollutions. All in all, it is essential to advocate the implementation of sustainable building design for a sustainable future and healthier lifestyle. This research has conducted a survey and mainly aimed on the developer group who registered under REHDA. The data collection process was administered via questionnaire survey on Google Form and 114 responses were collected in the need. The data analysis shows that 111 out of 114 respondents had participated in implementing sustainable building design in Malaysia Construction industry. The most agreed advantages is lowering down the operating expenses throughout the building lifespan, at whist the greatest challenge is due to limited investment capital. The data analysis flow is from collecting questionnaire survey sent and such result will be analysed by using Microsoft Excel and IBM SPSS statistics.