Green Assessment Criteria for Public Hospital Building Development in Malaysia

Sahamir, Shaza Rina; Zakaria, Rozana

doi:10.1016/j.proenv.2014.03.015

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“…1 (a) and (b) shows the detailed assessment under sustainable energy performance indicators between these two (2) authors. By picking up energy and efficiency as focus, comparison study of green building assessment criteria by [5] between four (4) sets of different Green Building Rating system (GBRS), i.e., Green Building Index (GBI), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) and Green Star has been reviewed which confirmed in defining the energy efficiency as dominant criteria in each GBRS. Obviously for BREEAM and Green Star, due to having considered of another criterion in their rating systems, they are not as high as of GBIs and LEED.…”

Section: Green Building Rating System -Energy Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…The minimum and maximum size of DG is set between 0.3 MW and 3 MW respectively for unlimited optimized capacity value as determined in Case 4 of Table 3. Whereby, DG limit value in Case 2 and Case 3 are determined according to GBRS maximum score value as shown in Table 2 in previous Section 1.1. b) Power balance constraint (5) The summation of the total power supply by substation and power output from the DG must be equal to the total size of load plus total power losses. c) Voltage bus constraint (6) where n is a number of buses in the distribution system.…”

Section: Mathematical Formulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As the earth's future becoming the focus of global and the concern about the environment, increasing number of projects have made a closer movement to the sustaina-ble goal in recent years. A sustainable approach is winding up to be more attractively in a growing number of hospitals [5].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Assessment of Renewable Distributed Generation in Green Building Rating System for Public Hospital

Amran¹,

Muhtazaruddin²

2018

IJET

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This paper presents an optimization solution for renewable Distributed Generation (DG), as imposed in the Green Building Rati ng System (GBRS) for a public hospital. Solar photovoltaic DG unit (PV-DG) is identified as a type of DG used in this paper. The proposed optimization via PV-DG coordination will improve the sustainable energy performance of the green building by power loss reduction within accepted lower losses region using Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm. The setup input data from one of Malaysian public hospitals' power distribution system is been adopted and simulation results via MATLAB programming show that the optimization of DG forming into bigger-scale imposed system provides a better outcome in minimization of total power losses within appropriate voltage profile as compared to current PV-DG imposed in GBRS. The objective function representing total power losses which also supported by related literature give a measure that forming sufficient and optimal PV-DG assessment criteria is highly important, thus, current PV-DG assessment in GBRS is proposed to be reviewed into new parameter setting for public hospital due to its' high energy demand and distinctive electrical load profile.

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Section: Green Building Rating System -Energy Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Mathematical Formulationmentioning

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Assessment of Renewable Distributed Generation in Green Building Rating System for Public Hospital

Amran¹,

Muhtazaruddin²

2018

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“…This situation was proven in studies here in Malaysia which focused on building accessibility and facility through the application of specific standards such as the MS 1184:2014 [15]. Apart from that, other studies were also found focusing on providing the user with adequate accessibility [16], green design [17], and also implementation of the universal design principle [18]. A study focusing on disabled driving in Malaysia was found in 2011 [19].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 82%

Preferential factors and usability effects on vehicle modifications for the Malaysian independent disabled driver

Dahuri¹,

Hussain²,

Jalil³

2018

IJET

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The usability of driving modifications for a person with disabilities is known to be an important aspect in addressing the independent vehicle's driving capabilities. The existence of assistive modifications such as hand control, secondary control, foot control, and also the wheelchair assisted vehicle, which were developed to accommodate limitations were found to be widely used. A survey was conducted on 202 Malaysian independent disabled drivers from Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Perak, Johor Baharu, Terengganu, and also Melaka. The components evaluated in the survey include the origin of modification used for driving, factors influencing the decision on the type of vehicle modification, usability difficulties when modification is in use, the satisfaction level of product appearance, as well as to understand user preferences when making decisions between modifications. A Likert scale of 1 to 5 was used as measurement, in order to rate the score given by the responses for each question in the survey. As a result, it was discovered that aspects such as the modification colour, shape, the toggle, pedal grip, regulation, modification availability, and movement limitation on the involved body part are among the major factors influencing the driver to make modification for driving purposes. Major factors were also found to influence the driving modification preferences to suit the category of disabilities. It was also discovered that components such as the availability of modification information and emergency driving situations are some of the least important factors influencing the decision to make and select a suitable driving modification. However, these less important components must not be ignored as it also contributes to the improvement for independent disabled driving, and also for the purpose of assistive product development.

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“…Moreover, [43] suggested that expert advice in sharing the knowledge is important. From Table 3, the initiatives for training in sustainable development taken by Malaysia are in response to the needs identified in Agenda 21 as well as those identified through the five-yearly Malaysia Development Plans and the longer-term Outline Perspective Plans [44], [45]& [46]. Thus knowledge transfer practices as in training, on line learning, on job training, mentoring and expert advice are essential part for the dissemination and acquiring knowledge at local governments.…”

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confidence: 99%

Sustainable Development At Malaysian Local Governments : Staff's Awareness & Constraints

Mohamed¹,

Wee²

2016

IOSR

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:-Sustainable development is for the economical, societal and environmental sustainability for humankind to develop built environment. There are a lots of ways sustainability elements can be incorporated in services at local governments. Hence, capable staffs at local government are much needed. Importantly sustainability represents the link between society and built environment professionals. However, those links still unclear where built environment are still being developed in an unsustainable way and staff at local governments as well as society still unaware with the concept of sustainability. This gives huge impact to our environment and also human health. This paper focuses at the role of the Local Governments and how the staff play their roles towards sustainable development. This study involved interviews with 14 officers from 14 different Local Governments offices. The result shows that Local Governments" staffs need better understanding and awareness in acquiring and disseminating knowledge on sustainability. This study is to contribute to the enrichment of the role of Local Governments in the planning approval for sustainable development.

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Green Assessment Criteria for Public Hospital Building Development in Malaysia

Cited by 67 publications

References 9 publications

Assessment of Renewable Distributed Generation in Green Building Rating System for Public Hospital

Assessment of Renewable Distributed Generation in Green Building Rating System for Public Hospital

Preferential factors and usability effects on vehicle modifications for the Malaysian independent disabled driver

Sustainable Development At Malaysian Local Governments : Staff's Awareness & Constraints

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