2001-2005 8th Malaysia Plan |
Offers minimal wastage, fewer site materials, a cleaner and neater environment, controlled quality and lower total construction site |
2006-2010 9th Malaysia Plan |
To support the green growth for sustainability and resilience. Main focus area: energy; environment; economy; social |
2011-2015 10th Malaysia Plan IBS Roadmap |
2001 2003 2006 2009 2011
“ Concentrated efforts are needed in the construction planning process to improve energy efficiency” |
2003-2010 IBS Roadmap |
“ Improve the standard and sustainability of quality of life via better protection of environment and efficient usage of natural resources” |
2009- National Green Technology Policy- Green Building Index |
“ Introducing Feed in tariff to help finance renewable energy investment, fiscal incentives and funding for green technology investment” |
Figure 11: The Sustainability Journey of Malaysia 2001 – 2011
and Batu Feringghi in Penang was among natural disasters that are not only caused by climate change but also by illegal human activities. A local state assemblyman of one particular affected area said improper slope stabilization work after pipe laying and an underground stream were the major causes of the landslide.
MALAYSIA’ S SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY 2001-2011
The importance of addressing issues related to environmental sustainability such as climate change, environmental degradation and sustainable utilization of Malaysia’ s natural endowment as part of a comprehensive socioeconomic development plan were emphasized by the Government in the 8 th Malaysia Plan in 2001. In the national agenda, the main aim was to incorporate strategies, programmes and projects designed to achieve sustainable growth and strengthen economic resilience particularly during the construction planning process in order to improve energy efficiency. The Construction Industry Development Board( CIDB) Malaysia through its Industrialised Building System( IBS) Roadmap 2003- 2010 introduced a sustainability-associated programme, which addresses issues related to low levels of quality, productivity and safety as well as extensive reliance on unskilled foreign workers. The Government continued to address sustainability issues in the 9 th Malaysia Plan( 2006-2010) through emphasis on improving the standard and quality of life. In 2008, the Government imposed a policy of full and comprehensive implementation of the IBS construction technique for all Government projects in Malaysia. Figure 11 summarises the sustainability journey of Malaysia from 2001 until 2011.
A number of green technology programmes, namely the National Green Technology Policy( NTGP) and the Green Building Index( GBI) were introduced in 2009 to ensure successful implementation of the Government’ s policy. In the Tenth Malaysia Plan( 2011 – 2015), several sustainability-related key issues were highlighted which include introducing feed-in-tariffs to help finance renewable energy investments, fiscal incentives and funding for green technology ventures. This is in line with the Government’ s policy on green technology, which was launched in 2009 with the intention of reducing emission intensity globally by focusing on four key areas; namely energy, environment, economy and social. The IBS Roadmap 2011-2015, a continuation of the previous one, focuses on full private sector adoption of IBS through four main policy objectives; namely quality, efficiency, competency and sustainability in order for
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