Low energy buildings in Malaysia
In recent years, green building trends have become more popular due to greater emphasis placed on ensuring a sustainable built environment. The result has been several initiatives, mainly by governments, to create awareness and in some cases, enforce the requirements for ‘green’ and energy efficient buildings.
LEO BuildingLEO Building
Back in 2004, Malaysia set out to demonstrate that it is feasible to achieve a building energy index of 100kWh/m2 per year and energy savings of more than 50% compared to buildings without energy efficient design. The Low Energy Office (LEO), which is headquarter to the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water was then built with an additional 10% of the total building costs and an expected payback period of 8 years.
ZEO BuildingZEO Building
Following the success of LEO, the Zero Energy Office (ZEO) which houses the Malaysia Energy Centre was built with a targeted building energy index of as low as 50 kWh/m2 per year; and with the use of renewable energy to bring the building to a zero energy status. ZEO is the only such building in Malaysia that integrates the energy efficiency and renewable energy in one working demonstrator building.
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