DCC 5183:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT &

PRACTICES.

TOPIC 6:
GREEN TECHNOLOGY
Lecturer name: Zarina Syuhaida binti Shaarani
LESSON LEARNING OUTCOMES:
6.1 Know Green Technology in
construction.
• 6.1.1 Define Green Technology and green
building in construction
• 6.1.2 List characteristic of green building
• 6.1.3 State the criteria of green building
• 6.1.4 Describe the importance of green
building in construction
6.2 Understand the use of
environmental-friendly materials and
sustainable construction methods.
• 6.2.1 Explain the concept of reuse, recycle,
reduce and recovery.
• 6.2.2 Identify green building materials
from local sources.
6.3 Apply green building practices
in construction management.
• 6.3.1 Relate the concept of sustainable
development integral to green building .
Definition: Green Building in construction.
• The Green Building is one which use less water, optimizes energy efficiency,
conserves natural resource, generate less waste and provides healthier spaces for
occupants as compared to a conventional building.

Definition: Green Technology.

• The term "technology" refers to the application of knowledge for practical purposes.
• The field of "green technology" encompasses a continuously evolving group of methods
and materials, from techniques for generating energy to non-toxic cleaning products.
• The present expectation is that this field will bring innovation and changes in daily life of
similar magnitude to the "information technology" explosion over the last two decades. In
these early stages, it is impossible to predict what "green technology" may eventually
encompass.
Green Building in construction.
• A Green building focuses on increasing
the efficiency of resource use:
• energy,
• water, and
• materials

• While reducing building impact on

human health and the environment
during the building’s lifecycle, through
better siting, design, construction,
operation, maintenance, and removal.

• Green Buildings should be designed and operated to reduce the overall impact of
the built environment on its surroundings.
• In Malaysia, GBI (Green Building Index) Organization take place in controlling GBI
requirement.
 Green Building in construction.
Malaysia has developed its very own green building rating
tools, which are:
1. Green Building Index (GBI) (2009),
2. GREEN PASS (Green Performance Assessment
System)(2012),
3. PH JKR (Skim Penilaian Penarafan Hijau JKR) (2012), and
4. GreenRE (Green Real Estate) (2013)
 Green Building Index (GBI).
• In August 2008, PAM Council endorsed and approved the
formation of the new Sustainability Committee who was
tasked primarily to develop and set-up the Green Building
Index and the accompanying Panel for certification and
accreditation of Green-rated buildings.
• In addition, Greenbuilding index Sdn Bhd was incorporated
in February 2009, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PAM and the
Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia (ACEM), to
administrate GBI accreditation and training of GBI
Facilitators and Certifiers.

• GBI accreditation for buildings is separated into three tiers.

• The highest level : GBI Accreditation Panel, the independent regulatory body for GBI
accreditation.
• At the intermediate level : GBI Certifiers, consisting of experienced professionals that
conduct the assessment and accreditation of project submissions.
• On the front-end level : GBI Facilitators, professionals who together with clients and design
team to enhance their projects to meet or exceed GBI rating system requirements.
Characteristic of Green Building.
Criteria Green RE Green PASS PH JKR GBI
Developed by REHDA CIDB JKR PAM and
ACEM
Nature of Design based Performance Design based Design based
assessment (No operation) based (No operation) (No operation)
(No design
consideration)

Phase of Design & Construction & Design & Design &

assessment Construction Operation Construction Construction
Mode of Criteria Based on CO2 Criteria Criteria
assessment checklist emission checklist checklist

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 Characteristic of Green Building.
Criteria Green RE Green PASS PH JKR GBI
Developed REHDA CIDB JKR PAM and ACEM
by

Rating Score ( by credits): Diamond rating Star rating Score ( by points):

system 90 to 150 = (100% carbon neutral) – ( by percentage): • 86+ points =
GreenRE Platinum percentage of CO 2 reduction: • 40-49% = 2 star Platinum
85 to < 90 = • 100% CO 2 reduction = 6 diamond • 50-69% = 3 star • 76-85 points = Gold
GreenRE Gold • 70-100% CO 2 reduction = 5 diamond • 70-84% = 4 star • 66-75 points =
• 50-70% CO 2 reduction = 4 diamond • 85-100% = 5 star Silver
75 to < 85 =
• 30-50% CO 2 reduction = 3 diamond • 50-65 points =
GreenRE Silver • 30-5%0 CO 2 reduction = 3 diamond
50 to < 75 = • 10-30% CO 2 reduction = 2 diamond
Certified
GreenRE Bronze • 1-10% CO 2 reduction = 1 diamond

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 Characteristic of Green Building.
Criteria Green RE Green PASS PH JKR GBI
Developed REHDA CIDB JKR PAM and ACEM
by
Themes of ❑ Energy Related ❑ Building construction: • Sustainable site • Energy efficiency
coverage Requirements: planning & • Indoor
• Energy efficiency • Site management Environmental
• Material • Energy efficiency Quality (IEQ)
❑ Other green • Energy • Indoor • Sustainable site
requirements: • Water environmental planning and
• Water efficiency • Waste quality (IEQ) management
• Environmental • Material & • Material and
protection ❑ Building operation: resources resources
• Indoor • Indoor management • Water efficiency
environmental environmental
• Water efficiency • Innovation
quality quality (pre-requisite)
– 80% satisfaction of
• Innovation
• Other green
features occupants
• Carbon emission of • Energy
development • Water
Criteria of Green Building. (Based on GBI Rating)
Criteria of Green Building. (GBI Rating)
Importance of Green Building in construction.
• Waste is minimized at every stage during the construction and operation of the
building, resulting in low costs.
• Green buildings are designed to save energy and resources, recycle materials and
minimise the emission of toxic substances throughout its life cycle.
• Green buildings harmonise with the local climate, traditions, culture and the
surrounding environment.
• Green buildings are able to sustain and improve the quality of human life whilst
maintaining the capacity of the ecosystem at local and global levels.
• Green buildings make efficient use of resources, have significant operational savings
and increases workplace productivity.
• Building green sends the right message about a company or organisation – that it is
well run, responsible, and committed to the future.
Sustainable Construction Methods: 4R’s Concept.

REDUCE

REUSE

RECYCLE

RECOVERY
Sustainable Construction Methods: 4R’s Concept.
• Reduce:
• Prevent waste in the first place;
• by eliminating waste at source through better planning and design.
• It makes possible to minimize the goods or materials that we use and thus ensures less
waste.

• Reuse :
• Increase creativity on site.
• Reuse materials waste whenever possible;
• This is both cost-effective and reduces waste to landfill.
• Avoiding the use of disposable goods (only used once) and this can extend the use of goods
before they actually become waste.
Sustainable Construction Methods: 4R’s Concept.
• Recycle:
• Secondary material use. Not all goods can be recycled but a practice has been started all over the
world.
• Down-cycle if it cannot be reused.
• Ensure a good separation of waste into “one-material fractions” that can be more easily recycled.
• Enable segregation of at least 6 fractions: Wood, Concrete, Gypsum / Plasterboard, Metal, Plastic -
soft and hard, Paper/Cardboard.
• When discarded materials are recycled, these provide industry with an alternative source of raw
materials.
• This results in less demand for virgin materials whose extraction, transport and processing are
major sources of greenhouse gas emissions.
• Recycling, thus, reduces emissions in virtually all extractive industries. Recycling of paper and wood
products has a notable double impact. Not only does it reduce the demand for virgin wood fibre- it
reduces deforestation. It also preserves forests' ability to continue to act as carbon sinks (removing
carbon from the atmosphere).
• Recycling also reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

• Recovery : Energy Recovery can be an alternative, if recycling is not available.

Environmental Friendly Materials.
• Encourage recycling and the adoption of building designs, construction practices and
materials that are environmentally friendly and sustainable.
• Use of Sustainable and Recycled Materials.
• Use of Green Concrete with approved industrial by product such as:
• Ground Granulated Blast furnace Slag (GGBS),
• silica fume,
• fly ash.

• to replace Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC).

• The requirements to use Green Concrete:
• Concrete Usage Index (CUI)
• Encourage designs with efficient use of concrete for building components.
Example Environmental Friendly Materials.
ECO Label Materials Logo:
Environmental Friendly Materials Application.
Concept of sustainable development integral to green
building .
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