SYNOPSIS

During the last decade, there have been several green building rating tools developed or proposed for use in Malaysia. These tools include GBI, GreenRE, pH JKR, Green Seal Melaka, MyCREST and CASBEE Building. As such, this presentation aims at clarifying the following key questions: Is there a clear differentiation of these rating tools? Will the coexistence of local rating tools enhance green building practices or rather confuse the market? It is hoped that this presentation will provide a better understanding of these tools’ similarities and differences as well as a guide for practitioners to decide on the tools that best suit their purposes.


ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Dr. Zalina Shari is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Design and Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia. She received her PhD in Architecture (specializing in building sustainability assessment) in 2011 from the University of Adelaide, South Australia. She received her Degree from the University of Lincolnshire & Humberside in year 1996 majoring in BA Hons (Architecture). With this expertise, she was appointed as a lead consultant to develop green community and green building guidelines for the Alor Gajah City Council and also to review a building rating system (called MyCREST) for the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB). She is currently a member of Editorial Boards for a couple of international journals as well as an author and a national correspondent for FuturArc (The Voice of Green Architecture in Asia-Pacific) Magazine. She has been serving as a Board Member of the Malaysia Green Building Confederation (MGBC) since 2014, Chairman of Higher Education and Research Committee.