{"id":9142,"date":"2020-03-26T06:03:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T06:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rakansarawak.com\/webv\/?p=9142"},"modified":"2020-03-26T06:03:26","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T06:03:26","slug":"gbi-for-a-greener-urban-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/?p=9142","title":{"rendered":"GBI: For a Greener Urban Landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/rakansarawak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-41-01-2020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9143\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/rakansarawak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-41-01-2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-41-01-2020.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-41-01-2020-600x335.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-41-01-2020-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-41-01-2020-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-41-01-2020-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-41-01-2020-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-41-01-2020-696x388.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-41-01-2020-1068x596.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-41-01-2020-753x420.jpg 753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) is the first university in Malaysia to achieve a GBI \u201cPlatinum\u201d rating \u2013 the highest certification in the index<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As part of its green transformation, the Sarawak Government is ensuring new government and private non-residential buildings in major cities and towns to be GBI-certified.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">GBI, or the Green Building Index, is Malaysia\u2019s industry-recognised environmental rating system for buildings that is established to promote sustainability in the built environment, and raise awareness about environmental issues and responsibilities for future generations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It is developed by Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) and Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia (ACEM) specifically for Malaysian tropical climate, environmental and developmental contexts, as well as sociocultural needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">GBI assesses the environmental design and performance of buildings based on six main criteria: Energy Efficiency; Water Efficiency; Indoor Environmental Quality; Sustainable Site Planning and Management; Materials and Resources; and Innovation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Sarawak, Sarawak Multimedia Authority has appointed the Ministry of Local Government and Housing to take charge of GBI implementation in the State in efforts to create environmentally friendly urban living and workspace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Presently, there are seven GBI-certified buildings in Sarawak, including Menara Sarawak Energy in Kuching and University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) in Sibu.<\/p>\n<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><!--Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><div id='yasr_visitor_votes_0dda668e7edea' class='yasr-visitor-votes'><div class=\"yasr-custom-text-vv-before yasr-custom-text-vv-before-9142\">Click to rate this post!<\/div><div id='yasr-vv-second-row-container-0dda668e7edea'\r\n                                        class='yasr-vv-second-row-container'><div id='yasr-visitor-votes-rater-0dda668e7edea'\r\n                                      class='yasr-rater-stars-vv'\r\n                                      data-rater-postid='9142'\r\n                                      data-rating='0'\r\n                                      data-rater-starsize='16'\r\n                                      data-rater-readonly='true'\r\n                                      data-rater-nonce='220b74809d'\r\n                                      data-issingular='false'\r\n                                    ><\/div><div class=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container\" id=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container-0dda668e7edea\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"\r\n                                   class=\"yasr-dashicons-visitor-stats\"\r\n                                   data-postid=\"9142\"\r\n                                   id=\"yasr-stats-dashicon-0dda668e7edea\">\r\n                                   <path d=\"M18 18v-16h-4v16h4zM12 18v-11h-4v11h4zM6 18v-8h-4v8h4z\"><\/path>\r\n                               <\/svg><span id=\"yasr-vv-text-container-0dda668e7edea\" class=\"yasr-vv-text-container\">[Total: <span id=\"yasr-vv-votes-number-container-0dda668e7edea\">0<\/span>  Average: <span id=\"yasr-vv-average-container-0dda668e7edea\">0<\/span>]<\/span><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-loader-0dda668e7edea' class='yasr-vv-container-loader'><\/div><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-bottom-container-0dda668e7edea' class='yasr-vv-bottom-container'><div class='yasr-small-block-bold'><span class='yasr-visitor-votes-must-sign-in'>You must sign in to vote<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) is the first university in Malaysia to achieve a GBI \u201cPlatinum\u201d rating \u2013 the highest certification in the index As part of its green transformation, the Sarawak Government is ensuring new government and private non-residential buildings in major cities and towns to be GBI-certified. 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