INGENIEUR
INGENIEUR
The good news is that the Investment Tax Allowance for green buildings ( non-residential only ) is now extended to December 31 , 2020 .
Buyers purchasing buildings with GBI Certificates from developers be given stamp duty exemption on instruments of transfer of ownership . The exemption amount is equivalent to the additional cost incurred in obtaining the GBI Certificates . This exemption is given to buyers who execute sales and purchase agreements from 24 October 2009 until 31 December 2014 ”. The good news is that the Investment Tax Allowance for green buildings ( non-residential only ) is now extended to December 31 , 2020 . However , the stamp duty exemption has been discontinued . A new incentive on Income Tax Exemption until December 31 , 2020 is also in place , for green services companies providing facilitator and commissioning services to green buildings .
tools to avoid confusion over points awarded and percentage scores . Since then , even LEED has restructured to a total score of 100 points plus adjustment points . GBI was also the first tool to recognise and award credit for Maximum Demand Limiting , which LEED in their latest Version 4 has also included , albeit renamed as Demand Response .
To date , GBI has developed a plethora of bespoke tools suitable for all typologies of buildings in Malaysia . These comprise rating tools for both new and existing Residential , Office , Hotel , Resort , Hospital , Retail , Industrial , Data Centre , Office Interior and Township .
The progress of GBI has been most encouraging , courtesy of industry and Governmental support .
Public & Private Buildings
The Prime Minister has subsequently announced that “ All public buildings costing RM50m and above need to subscribe to the MyCREST rating while private buildings should subscribe to the GBI rating ”.
Jabatan Kerja Raya ( JKR ) has declared recently that “ All public buildings implemented by JKR and valued at RM50m and above shall subscribe to the MyCREST rating , while those costing below this threshold shall subscribe to the pH rating ”.
Progress of GBI since 2009
GBI was the first global tool to award a total credit score of 100 points for a 100 % total for all their
NOMENCLATURE
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BREEAM stands for Building Research |
Establishment Environmental Assessment |
Method ( Britain ) |
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LEED stands for Leadership in Energy & |
Environmental Design ( USA ) |
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GB stands for Green Build |
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WGBC stands for World Green Building |
Council |
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CEEQUAL stands for Civil Engineering |
Environmental Quality Assessment and |
Award Scheme ( UK ) |
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KPI stands for Key Performance Index |
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GBI |
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greenbuildingindex . org and www . mgbc . org . |
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