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Special Feature Artist impression: Laman PKNS. Laman PKNS: GBI (Platinum) green building Dato’ Ir Haji Abdul Ghani Hashim, PKNS Deputy General Manager (Technical) and team talk to B&I on their new green HQ. PKNS Deputy General Manager (Technical) Dato’ Ir Haji Abdul Ghani Hashim (Centre), Ar Wan Hisham Wan Hawari, Project Manager (Left) and Mr Zahid Hashim, Assistant Project Manager (Structural). 38 Building & Investment | www.b-i.biz SITED ON A 1.6-hectare plot adjacent to Tasek Indah along the length of Jalan Indah in Section 14 Shah Alam, Laman PKNS, the new headquarters of the Selangor State Development Corporation, will stand as the centrepiece of the state’s administrative capital for reasons more than architectural form and function. From cantilevered roof to expansive grounds, it is designed, by Veritas Architects, to be “progressive and dynamic, transparent and permeable and environmentally responsive” and in harmony with its natural surround. With international environmental design and engineering consultants Neapoli on board, Laman PKNS is poised for GBI (Platinum) rating, for energy and water efficiency, lighting control and more – green features aimed at reducing operating and utility costs, enhancing productivity, promoting occupants’ health and comfort at a “sustainable site.” Quite recently B&I called on PKNS Deputy