IEN is delighted to serve in the "technical expert working group" for the National Building Energy Intensity (BEI) project. A key outcome of this 1-year project is to establish reliable energy benchmarks for six different building types 1) Offices 2) Educational Institutional offices 3) Healthcare (private hospitals) 4) Hotels 5) Retail and 6) Data centers.
The energy benchmarks must be based on a representative sample of energy consumption data from buildings throughout Malaysia. The official project webpage (https://my-bei.com.my/) invites Malaysian building owners to submit and share their building data:
The building energy benchmarks will form the basis for establishing the 5-star building energy rating for each of the six building categories. See example below of the 5-star building energy intensity (BEI) label used for Malaysian government buildings:
Purpose
The 5-star building energy label will likely be used to determine what buildings - based on their star rating - need to undergo energy audits / energy retrofits. The building sector offers the biggest 'lowest hanging fruits' with respect to energy savings and greenhouse gas reductions. In this light, this national building energy benchmarking initiative serves an important first step in a concerted effort to identifying the lowest hanging fruits for the economic benefit of the public, as well as contributing to Malaysia's overriding climate goal of becoming a carbon neutral nation by 2050.
Group photo at the 3rd Technical Expert Working Group meeting on 6 Sept 2024:
The members of the Technical Expert Working Group are:
Ar Michael, Ching Chee Hong – Malaysia Green Building Council
Mr Tan Tze Meng – Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn. Bhd
Ir Chen Thiam Leong – PRIMETECH Engineers Sdn. Bhd.Malaysia
Mr Gregers Reimann – IEN Consultants Sdn. Bhd.
Ts. Steve Anthony Lojuntin – Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA)
Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr Nofri Yenita Dahlan – Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Ir. Lum Youk Lee – Persatuan Pengurusan Kompleks Malaysia (PPKM)
Ir. Stephen Phang – Malaysian Association of Energy Services Companies (MAESCO)
The National Building Energy Intensity (BEI) Benchmarking project is lead by:
Prof Ir Ts Dr Zainuddin Abdul Manan [National Project Director]
En. Zaini Abdul Wahab [National Project Manager]
Earlier this year, the National Building Energy Intensity (BEI) program was kicked off with seminar. IEN was asked to give a talk about the international and national perspectives on building energy benchmarking and labeling; the slides presented on 5 Feb 2024 are made available for viewing / download below:
Learn more about the program and/or become an energy data contributor by going to the official homepage of the National Building Energy Intensity (BEI) program: https://my-bei.com.my/
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