Educating building professionals on environmental problems caused by misconceptions in building designs

A. M. Abdul Rahman, . and M.H. Abdul Samad, . and M. Ismail, . (2008) Educating building professionals on environmental problems caused by misconceptions in building designs. [Proceedings Paper]

When the Kyoto Protocol came into force in 16 February 2002 member countries began to initiate programs that help to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in their respective way indigenous to their own country. Malaysia is one of them. One of the sectors that contribute to the uneconomical consumption of energy is in the building industry. The sub-sectors that feed into the construction of a building depended highly on the design of buildings and this then refers mostly to the building designers viz. the planners the architects and engineers. These are the front-liners that need to be made aware of the deteriorating environmental conditions emanating from bad design decisions and therefore need to be rectified before corrective measures by costly renovations becomes inevitable. This paper seeks to inform the public non-building professionals and the building professionals about the Malaysian national program in all sectors to reduce C02 emission and then zooming down to the building industry. As the text unfolds several misconceptions of building design elements are highlighted.

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When the Kyoto Protocol came into force in 16 February 2002 member countries began to initiate programs that help to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in their respective way indigenous to their own country. Malaysia is one of them. One of the sectors that contribute to the uneconomical consumption of energy is in the building industry. The sub-sectors that feed into the construction of a building depended highly on the design of buildings and this then refers mostly to the building designers viz. the planners the architects and engineers. These are the front-liners that need to be made aware of the deteriorating environmental conditions emanating from bad design decisions and therefore need to be rectified before corrective measures by costly renovations becomes inevitable. This paper seeks to inform the public non-building professionals and the building professionals about the Malaysian national program in all sectors to reduce C02 emission and then zooming down to the building industry. As the text unfolds several misconceptions of building design elements are highlighted.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. GE90 M3I61 2008 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	Design
AGROVOC Term:	Winds
AGROVOC Term:	Buildings
AGROVOC Term:	Environmental factors
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:14
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11793

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