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This article first appeared in City & Country, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on November 5, 2018 - November 11, 2018

WINNER

Environmental Preservation and Innovation Centre (EPIC)
Company: Kualiti Alam Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of Cenviro Sdn Bhd)

EPIC stands out as an innovative waste management centre. With its cantilevered design, the structure appears to hover, and it is partly submerged to reduce heat gain and energy use. Poised to become a regional eco-centre, it is the first waste-to-energy hub in Southeast Asia.

The Green Building Index (GBI) platinum-rated centre has a notable list of green features, including a renewable energy photovoltaic (PV), a provision for additional photovoltaic panels for net positive energy, permeable driveway and natural ventilation across the common areas.

The construction materials are local recycled items such as fly ash and sustainable timber, while 75% of the waste was recycled during construction. The centre also has a 100% rainwater harvesting system,  grey water recycling and turbine ventilation.

EPIC addresses innovative solutions for a complete spectrum of waste management. It is designed to achieve triple net zero. For example, it produces energy, water and waste net zero to reduce CO2 emmision. EPIC is a complete green building where the passive and active green solutions are integrated with its architecture.

 

SPECIAL MENTION

Mangala Resort & Spa
Company: Franky Land Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of Franky Group)

Mangala Resort & Spa is a boutique hotel that is located on a once-barren tract that was used for tin-mining from the 1930s until the late 1970s, and then sand-mining until the 2000s. Today, it is a lush site featuring orchards and lakes.

Located on 60 acres within the 400-acre former mining area, Mangala Resort & Spa comprises 65 villas and one bungalow. The company used a “low tech, high touch” method to rehabilitate the land.

Its green efforts include the use of organic fertilisers, composting and rejuvenating the biodiversity and ecosystem, which has prevented mosquitoes from breeding. To control the water level of the lake, timber water gates are used. The hotel’s wetlands are a natural filtration system that has helped revive the flora and fauna in the area.

This project successfully rejuvenates an ex-mining land into a green, boutique hotel and is a magnificent effort.  In addition to the replanting of vegetation, it manages to recreate a habitat of animals and birds. Its “low tech, high touch” method is a clever way to reduce construction cost.  

 

SPECIAL MENTION

Setia Subterranean Penang International Convention and Exhibition Centre (SPICE)
Company: Eco Meridian Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of S P Setia Bhd)

Setia SPICE is Malaysia’s first subterranean convention centre. It is a result of S P Setia’s public-private partnership with Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang, via open tender, to redevelop the Penang International Sports Arena.

Located on a 25.4-acre tract, the GBI-certified Setia SPICE has a total built-up of 1.62 million sq ft, comprising five main components: a convention centre, a retail and office component, an aquatic centre, a 10,000-seat arena and a business hotel.

It also has a six-acre roof garden, which has 334 trees 37,528 shrubs and 3,836 sq m of turf on 70 tonnes of soil.

This project successfully rehabilitates an old and underutilised site into a green meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) centre. Its subterranean concept insulates the roof and reduces heat gain into the building. It also provides a community space for public engagement.

 


Methodology

This award is open to all Malaysian property developers — both listed and unlisted — with projects in the country as well as corporate members of Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM) with projects in Malaysia. The projects — of any size or type — must be completed.

One of the judging criteria for the green award is that the project must showcase innovation beyond the industry standard required by the Green Building Index, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority’s Green Mark or other recognised green-building certification.

The judging panel, comprising three representatives from PAM and two from The Edge, also deliberates on the design, sustainability, implementation, cost efficiency and relevance of the project to the community.

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