Assessment of Carbon Emission Reduction for Buildings Projects in Malaysia-A Comparative Analysis

Klufallah, Mustafa M. A.; Nuruddin, Muhd Fadhil; Khamidi, Mohd Faris; Jamaludin, Nazhatulzalkis

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20140301016

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“…The challenge in sustainably advancing the building sector is the increasingly large outflows of CO 2 due to the utilization of non-sustainable energy sources in the planning, construction, and operations of buildings [9]. CO 2 is also emitted from the broad utilization of land in the urbanization process [11]. The energy sourced from fossil fuels is non-sustainable, and yet it accounts for a large percentage of the energy used in the construction and operation processes.…”

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Issues, Impacts, and Mitigations of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the Building Sector

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Climate change has become a considerable concern for humanity during this anthropocentric era. Scientists believe that the rate of global warming and climate change varies directly with the increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide. Urbanization is happening at a higher rate in this era than in any other generation. It was reported that the building sector plays a critical role in the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. Construction of buildings, operation, and utilization of the built environment has led to emissions of a large number of CO2 into the ambient air. Various issues and challenges arise from the building sector in reducing CO2 emissions. The exploitation of non-renewable energy resources, poor building design, and lack of sustainability consideration in urbanization has been holding back CO2 emission mitigation measures in the building sector. Therefore, CO2 emission mitigation plans and schemes are necessary alongside standardized frameworks and guidelines. The strategies to reduce CO2 in the building sector are enforcing standards and policy, conducting impact assessment, adopting low carbon technology, and restricting energy utilization. All stakeholders must play their roles efficiently to reduce CO2 emissions and aid in the fight against climate change.

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“…Building contributes approximately 39% of the annual global CO 2 [10] (Figure 1). It has been reported that more than a third of the usage of total energy and CO 2 emissions is a result of the building sector in the developed and developing nations [11]. Therefore, CO 2 emission mitigation measures are crucial [12].…”

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Issues, Impacts, and Mitigations of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the Building Sector

2020

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“…Malaysia is one of the major manufacturing hubs in ASEAN countries, and remarkable development in this sector is accompanied by high atmospheric CO 2 concentrations [26]. Generally, there are four sources of GHGs emission in manufacturing and construction sectors: (i) Manufacture and transportation of building materials, (ii) Energy consumption of construction equipment, (iii) Energy consumption of processing resources and (iv) Disposal of construction wastes [27]. Figure 1 shows the different sectors for CO 2 emission in Malaysia [22].…”

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Sequestering Atmospheric CO2 Inorganically: A Solution for Malaysia’s CO2 Emission

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Malaysia is anticipating an increase of 68.86% in CO2 emission in 2020, compared with the 2000 baseline, reaching 285.73 million tonnes. A major contributor to Malaysia’s CO2 emissions is coal-fired electricity power plants, responsible for 43.4% of the overall emissions. Malaysia’s forest soil offers organic sequestration of 15 tonnes of CO2 ha−1·year−1. Unlike organic CO2 sequestration in soil, inorganic sequestration of CO2 through mineral carbonation, once formed, is considered as a permanent sink. Inorganic CO2 sequestration in Malaysia has not been extensively studied, and the country’s potential for using the technique for atmospheric CO2 removal is undefined. In addition, Malaysia produces a significant amount of solid waste annually and, of that, demolition concrete waste, basalt quarry fine, and fly and bottom ashes are calcium-rich materials suitable for inorganic CO2 sequestration. This project introduces a potential solution for sequestering atmospheric CO2 inorganically for Malaysia. If lands associated to future developments in Malaysia are designed for inorganic CO2 sequestration using demolition concrete waste, basalt quarry fine, and fly and bottom ashes, 597,465 tonnes of CO2 can be captured annually adding a potential annual economic benefit of €4,700,000.

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“…In terms of sectorial percentage, 24% of total carbon dioxide comes from the construction sector in the country [12]. In Malaysia, residential building in construction sector consists of 29.9% of total value of construction work done in the first quarter of 2015 [13].…”

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Awareness on Sustainable Affordable Housing Among Homebuyers in Malaysia

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Abstract. This paper concerns about the delivery of Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH) in Malaysia. The built environment, operation and demolishment of housing have the profound impact on our nature environment. SAH can be a solution toward sustainability development because it considered from an environmental friendly, socially enhancing, and economically benefits perfectives towards housing development. This paper aims to explore the awareness of homebuyers in Malaysia towards sustainable affordable housing. This research used the method of unstructured interview among homebuyers toward SAH in Malaysia. Based on the finding of the study, the awareness of homebuyers in SAH are relatively inadequate. Respondents are required the brief explanation on concept and elements of SAH for continue the interview. Based on Porter Five Forces Model, homebuyers' requirements hold the bargaining power of customers to determine the features of housing provided by property provider. The knowledge of homebuyers on SAH is crucial for the sustainable development, because homebuyers are one of the key drivers for implementing the sustainable requirements in housing development.

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Assessment of Carbon Emission Reduction for Buildings Projects in Malaysia-A Comparative Analysis

Cited by 29 publications

References 7 publications

Issues, Impacts, and Mitigations of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the Building Sector

Issues, Impacts, and Mitigations of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the Building Sector

Sequestering Atmospheric CO2 Inorganically: A Solution for Malaysia’s CO2 Emission

Awareness on Sustainable Affordable Housing Among Homebuyers in Malaysia

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