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  1. SUSTAINABLE GREEN BUILD CONSTRUCTION IN ASIA-PACIFIC 2013

    OVERVIEW
    Green Building Index in Malaysia or Green Mark in Singapore relies primarily on utilization of green building but not green build.

    Hence, the need for Sustainable Green Build Construction in hill slope construction has emerged as an overarching imperative for consideration.
    The construction sector is a major catalyst in GDP growth rate in Asia-Pacific region.

    CASE ANALYSIS
    Malaysia and Singapore share similar growth trend at both public and private construction demand and supply stress.

    Given the steady upward curve, there is also a need for builders and developers to observe sustainable construction build concept and approach pioneered under the Sustainable Green Build (SGB) paradigm.

    GREEN LAW AND GREY LAW
    Current green legislation provides for little integration between green projects and green legislation.
    There is no connection simply because there is inadequate green legislation.

    A MATTER OF GREEN INTEGRATION
    Sustainable Green Build concept is still an alien ‘malware’ to many private developers/builders in Malaysia and Singapore,etc.

    CASE STUDY ANALYSIS
    The collapse of Block One in the tragic case of Highland Towers in 1993 remains a ghost that refuse to go away.
    EIA requirement is not made compulsory for all projects except for certain prescribed projects only.

    ……………………………..
    JEONG CHUN PHUOC
    A Consultant External for an international law firm AZMI & ASSOCIATES,KL,
    Senior Lecturer-in-Law
    He can be reached at his new email : [email protected]

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