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Writer's pictureSuwan Bonma

"LEED"ing & Greening Malaysia Healthcare Facilities



2022 marked a significant milestone for IEN Consultants as we have concluded a total 5 Malaysia government hospitals that we have been directly involved with LEED v4 Operational + Maintenace (existing building) Certification in the span of 2 years :


  1. Hospital Sultanah Maliha, Langkawi - 2020 - LEED v4 O+M GOLD (project link)

  2. Hospital Jasin, Melaka - 2021 - LEED v4 O+M PLATINUM (project link)

  3. Hospital Putrajaya - 2021 - LEED v4 O+M PLATINUM (project link)

  4. Hospital Bintulu, Sarawak - 2022 - LEED v4 O+M GOLD (project link)

  5. Hospital Wanita & Kanak Likas, Sabah - 2022 - LEED v4 O+M GOLD (project link)

IEN Consultants' efforts in greening Malaysia's government healthcare facilities started in 2018 when we are first approached by the Ministry of Health to share with the government officials what is LEED and how can LEED be the green building tool in helping achieve the government roadmap of getting all Malaysia government hospital to be green building certified by 2025. Some of the milestones of the timeline are as below:


Sept 2018 - IEN conducted multiple training to government officials and the hospital's facility management team


Jun 2019 - IEN conducted LEED v4 O+M Gap Analysis study for 28 hospitals in Malaysia


May 2020 - IEN assisted Hospital Sultanah Maliha, Langkawi in being the first hospital in the world to achieve LEED v4 O+M Gold certification


Oct 2020 - Hospital Sultanah Maliha, Langkawi and MOH efforts recognized in IGEM 2020 opening speech by the Prime Minister of Malaysia


May 2021 - Hospital Jasin becomes the world's first healthcare facility to achieve LEED v4 O+M PLATINUM certification


June 2021 - MOH was awarded USGBC's Leadership Award (Link)


August 2021 - Hospital Putrajaya was awarded LEED v4 O+M PLATINUM certification


September 2022 - Hospital Bintulu became the first healthcare facility in East Malaysia to achieve LEED v4 O+M Gold certification


September 2022 - Hospital Bintulu became the first healthcare facility in Sabah to achieve LEED v4 O+M Gold certification


Although we are just at the beginning of the journey of getting all government healthcare facilities to be green-certified, IEN Consultants were delighted to be partnering with MOH and various FM companies in making all these achievements possible.


Credits:


Client: Ministry of Health Malaysia

FM Companies involved: Edgenta Mediserve Sdn Bhd, Radicare Sdn Bhd, Medivest Sdn Bhd, One Medicare Sdn Bhd and Sedafiat Sdn Bhd


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