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A REVIEW ON GREEN ASSESSMENT TOOL'S CRITERIA OF GREENRE, GBI,

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 A REVIEW ON GREEN ASSESSMENT TOOL’S CRITERIA OF GREENRE,
GBI, GREEN SHIP AND LEED
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Halmi Zainol1, Nor Eeda Ali2, Dr. Mohd. Fadzil Abdul Rashid3, Siti Nurhasmunir Ishak4,
Nurain Mohd Talmizi5
Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA,
Seri Iskandar Campus, Seri Iskandar, 32610, Perak, Malaysia
* Corresponding author halmi461@perak.uitm.edu.my
ABSTRACT
The growth in construction technique has become remarkable advanced in reaching the
building sustainable. Many nation have move forward in taking a notable action in this
sustainable scope. These scopes have led an introduction to green assessment tool system.
Among of green rating assessment tools are GreenRE, GBI, Green Ship and LEED. The selection
of the rating tools is based on the establishment and construction practices of the assessment.
This paper review on the common assessment criteria in these rating tools are energy efficiency,
indoor environmental quality, sustainable site planning and management, material and
resources, innovation, waste management, and other green features. The study has found that
four similar criteria that had been identified in the assessment tools such as energy efficiency,
water efficiency, material and resources and indoor quality environment. However, the
elements on environmental friendly material, reusable or recycle material and the
1. INTRODUCTION management of waste should be emphasis for the establishment of green rating tools.
The building sector being one of the sector that encourage environment impacts in Malaysia such as soil erosion and
sedimentation, building material harmful to human health, flash floods, pollution and depletion of resources while it is
2. OBJECTIVES
become worse by day to day. Sood, Chua, & Peng (2011) stated that achieve the target of carbon dioxide reduction is
Amongst the identified objectives are to evaluate the assessment
not easy because almost no country failed achieved their target unfortunately global warming will effected by
criteria of the rating tool and to identify the elements of the
increasing carbon dioxide around the space however in order to reduces the carbon dioxide is by improving the energy
assessment criteria that been concentrated in establishing the green
efficiency in building. Moreover, numerous ecological, economic and social impacts happens causes by the extremely
assessment tools..
capability of humankind in changing their lifestyle unfortunately the huge of changes from civilization is environmental
degradation while give impacts towards social problem, economical challenges, population growth and minimal
resources (Saadatian, Haw, Mat, & Sopian, 2012).
3. LITERATURE REVIEW GBI focusing on the material used
Green Building Index (GBI) during construction stage to ensure that
Malaysia one of country promoting the sustainability development in achieved healthy the material used in structure not
environment, raising awareness level and conducive economic target grow. Green building index harmful to the human and also
(GBI) is the first Malaysia international green benchmark that had been developed by Malaysia environment. The GBI certified building,
Institute of Architect (PAM) and Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia (ACEM) in quality in construction and sustainable
Green Real Estate (GreenRE) construction practice elements should
GreenRE one of Malaysia assessment tools that was established by Malaysia real estate industry in be not include in one criteria even
year of 2013 due to encourage the sustainability development and environment in Malaysia, since though GBI was highlight that the point
established there only focusing on green rating tools for Residential Building, Non-Residential for GBI certified elements
Building and Existing Non-Residential Building. GreenRe. One of assessment criteria
Green Ship while the elements listed shows that
Green Ship was establish by Green Building Council Indonesia (GBCI) and it was launched in 17th sustainable construction and product
June 2010 then the benchmark of Green Ship is environmental capability or performance of refers to the use of material use while
different buildings, this assessment tools is more focus on newly and old buildings while the the waste management consider as the
important element that they highlight were lower in operating, lower energy and less waste fully utilize of resources, the waste
(Yusni, Mohamed, & Mohd, 2013). management is the way to preserve the
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) resources from wasting. Moreover, those
LEED is the green rating tools established by United States Green Building Council in 1998 and this elements is more clear and complex in
tool become as a most recognized tool in United States where in year of 2009 there have more the material and waste management
than 3400 building are registered and have potential to success in seeking that certification while criteria for assessment.
more than 400 U.S building success as LEED certificate in US however this number of registration
is increased drastically when this tools are recognized the market worldwide(Fowler & Rauch, Green Ship had been listed seven
2006). elements in criteria of material resources
and cycle, the material resources refer to
the type of material use in the
Types of Certificate construction and those seven elements
refer to the material use in construction
GBI GreenRE Greenship LEED
and appliances used in the building.
Score Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score Rating However the resources elements is not
86 & 100 Platinum 90 & above Platinum 74 & above Platinum 80 & above Platinum included in one criteria.
76 < 85 Gold 85 < 90 Gold 58 < 73 Gold 60 < 79 Gold
66 < 75 Silver 75 < 85 Silver 47 <57 Silver 50 < 59 Silver 5. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
50 < 65 Certified 50 < 75 Bronze 35 < 46 Bronze 40 < 49 Certified
Sources by: (Roderick et al., 2009), (Bhd et al., 2011), (Yusni et al., 2013), (GreenRE, 2015).
From the review of those four green assessment tools found that have 5 similarities of each
criteria which are energy efficiency, water efficiency, material and resources, green building
and indoor quality environment.
4. FINDINGS It proved that those criteria are the most important elements that should have for every
The green certification status for the building or development, there are several process need to go assessment tools.
through. Every tool whether from GBI, GreenRE, Green Ship or LEED has their own process to give the GreenRE is more clear and focus on to preserve resources and Green ship is more clear and
certification and need to fulfill the criteria highlighted. This assessment is focus on the township focus on the material used. It is also suggest that Green RE to include some the elements of
certification except for the The table shows the criteria of each green assessment tools: material in improving the assessment.
Green ship also need to improve in elements of preserving the resources.

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