Malaysia Green Building Index (GBI) - Accreditation Panel

GBI ACCREDITATION PANEL (GBIAP) MEMBERS

Ar. BOON CHE WEE Member (Chair) Ar Boon Che Wee (APAM, RIBA, AIPDM, APEC Architect, ASEAN Architect) was elected as the President of Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) in August 2009 and in this position, chairs Green Building Index (GBI) and Architect Centre, a PAM subsidiary that provides building advisory and inspection service to the public. An avowed advocate of green and design as the combined key differentiator in national competitiveness, he has led the Institute on a series of strategic engagement with the Government to extend the reach of the Institute’s industry-wide initiatives in these areas, and speaks often on these subjects in Malaysia and internationally. Ar Boon Che Wee graduated from the University of Melbourne with both a Bachelor of Architecture (Hons.) and Bachelor of Planning & Design.  He is a Professional Architect and a director of GRA Architects based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ar. DR TAN LOKE MUN Member Ar Dr Tan Loke Mun is a Past President of the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) and also a board member of the Board of Architects Malaysia. Ar Dr Tan is the Chairman of the PAM Sustainability Committee responsible for the development of the GBI and also a pro-tem member of the Malaysian Green Building Council (MGBC). Ar Dr Tan Loke Mun is a senior practicing Architect and Director of ArchiCentre Sdn Bhd, an architectural design company established in 1994. ArchiCentre’s architecture embraces and interprets regionalism in a modern tropical context. Often working from the basis of typologies, ArchiCentre has managed to interpret and translate simple regional metaphors into its increasingly green architecture. Ar Dr Tan obtained his Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) and Bachelor of Architecture (1st Class Hons) from Deakin University and later his doctorate from the University of Melbourne. Ar Dr Tan has served in many committees and working groups ranging from professional education, CPD, technology, professional practice, competitions, awards and design. Ir. CHEN THIAM LEONG Member Ir. Chen Thiam Leong is a Past President of the Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia (ACEM), the Institution of Fire Engineers Malaysia (IFEM) and the Malaysian Chapter of ASHRAE. He is also a pro-tem member of the Malaysian Green Building Council (MGBC). Ir. Chen is a senior practicing Mechanical Engineer and is the Managing Director of Primetech Engineers Sdn Bhd, an Engineering Consultancy Practice based in Kuala Lumpur. Notable projects include the New Securities Commission HQ which was Malaysia’s first winner of the ASEAN Energy Award where he introduced the concept of totally ductless and uninsulated floor plenum for comfort air-conditioning exceeding 600 sq.m. per zone. Ir. Chen graduated from the University of Leeds with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (1st Class Hons). He has been involved in Energy Efficiency designs since the early 80s and lectures in the international circuit on the subjects of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency as an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer. Ir. Chen also specialises in Energy and Fire & Life Safety audits. Ir. Chen sat in the SIRIM Working Committee on MS1525:2001 and 2007, and was involved in the National Steering Committees on Energy, Ozone Depleting Substances and Building Integrated Photo Voltaics. Ir. Chen was also involved in developing Malaysian Standards such as Smoke Control, Pressurisation and Raised Floors; as well as the Guide to Fire Protection in Malaysia. His technical papers are regularly featured in local technical journals. Ir. Chen is the Team Leader for the GBI Non-Residential Tool. Ar. CHAN SEONG AUN Member Ar Chan Seong Aun is a senior practicing Architect and Director of Arkitek Daya Seni Sdn Bhd, an architectural firm established in 1985. Ar Chan Seong Aun graduated with a B Arch (Hons) and M Arch (Distinction) from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His interest in Low Energy Architecture started in the early 1980s when he was offered a grant to carry out research on the energy requirements of New Zealand schools which led to his submitting a thesis for his Master of Architecture. Since then he has continued to develop and promote energy conservation for building projects. Ar Chan was a member of the SIRIM Working Committee that updated MS1525:2001 to its latest 2007 version. He was also the PAM representative on the CIDB Working Committee that updated QLASSIC to CIS7:2006 its 2006 version. He has represented PAM in various committees in KPKT, KTAK and SIRIM. Ar Chan Seong Aun has been a PAM Council member from 2004 to 2009. Ar Chan is the co-chairman of the PAM Sustainability Committee that developed the GBI and is also the pro-tem Hon. Secretary of the Malaysian Green Building Council (MGBC). Ar Chan is the Team Leader for the GBI Residential Tool. Ir. LOOI HIP PEU Member Ir Looi Hip Peu graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Electrical) from the University of Malaya in 1979. He is currently the Hon. Secretary (2010-2011) of ACEM and Vice-President of the Malaysian Green Building Confederation (MGBC) (2010-2011). Ir Looi is the Managing Director of Mektricon Utara Sdn Bhd, an engineering consulting firm with 30 years experience in the industry. He has been involved in the design of a wide range of projects from bungalows, townships, commercial complex and mega-sized factories in Malaysia, ASEAN, China and Africa regions. Currently Ir HP Looi specialises in complete plant process and design. Ir Looi is an active member of the engineering community and serves in various technical committees; such as ‘Industry Standard Committee E1’, TC10 (wiring installation), TC Lighting, TC 7 (LV Sw. Gr.), TC ExA etc. He is also a member of various national-level workgroups on energy efficiency and sustainability. Currently Ir Looi maintains interest in (i.e. lectures and publishes) on the following topics such as “Wiring Standards”, “Professional Practice”, “Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency”, “Globalisation & Engineering Services” etc. Ar. SERINA HIJJAS Member Ar Serina Hijjas is a senior practicing Architect and Director of Hijjas Kasturi Associates Sdn, an architectural practice based in Kuala Lumpur. Ar Serina graduated from Bartlett School of Architecture and University of Sydney followed by a three year working stint with Foster & Partners. Ar Serina has been practicing for 20 years with an active interest in the area of Energy Efficiency and Sustainability and has received three Asean Energy Efficiency Awards for Telekom Malaysia Headquarters Building (2005), Securities Commission HQ (2003) and the Putrajaya International Convention Centre. Ar Serina was on the first SIRIM Working Committee for MS1525:2001 and is a member of the PAM Sustainability Committee. Ir. WONG SHU LEONG Member Ir Wong Shu Leong is a Past President of the Association of Consulting Engineers, Malaysia (ACEM). Ir Wong graduated from University of Singapore and had worked in Singapore Public Utilities Board before joining Sepakat Setia Perunding Sdn Bhd in 1979. He became Managing Director of SSP (E&M) Sdn Bhd an Electrical & Mechanical practice since 1991. His company has been involved in many large projects in the country such as airports, ports, railway, water & sewage treatment plants, toll & traffic surveillance systems, industrial complexes, high end condominiums, office towers, convention centres, hospitals, retail malls and universities/training centres. Ir Wong is actively serving in many technical committees and working groups in ACEM, BEM, CIDB and SIRIM. He sat in the SIRIM Working Committee on MS 1525:2001 and was the Chairman of the Strategic Trust Working Group on Technology, Knowledge and Research & Development, CIDB Master Plan (2004), Chairman of Dry Fire Technical Committee (SIRIM), Chairman of WG on Lightning Protection (SIRIM), member of Industry Standard Committee on Fire and member of National Accreditation Committee (Department of Standards). Ir Wong is a regular lecturer for ACEM Induction course for young graduates on electrical systems. Ar. VON KOK LEONG Member Ar Von Kok Leong is a Director at Arkitek MAA Sdn Bhd. His initial interest in sustainable design started in mid 1990s when he was the design and project architect for a housing development in Melbourne, where the site had to be de-contaminated after many decades of industrial usage, before it was allowed to be used for housing. He is currently the Project Director for a high rise commercial development in KL where it aims to achieve a LEED Gold Rating. Ar Von graduated from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and has worked in New Zealand, Singapore and Australia. He is a member of PAM’s Sustainability Committee, and also a member of MGBC’s pro-tem committee. He has presented a number of lectures on MS1525:2007 recently. Ir. WONG SEE FOONG Member Ir Wong See Foong graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Malaya in 1974 and has been involved in building services engineering over the past 38 years. He is a professional engineer registered with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia and is presently a partner of MEP Engineering Sdn Bhd, a mechanical and electrical engineering consultancy practice. Ir Wong is presently the Deputy President of the Association of Consulting Engineers, Malaysia (ACEM) and represents the association on issues related to building regulations, fire safety and professional practice. He is also a Past President of the Institution of Fire Engineers (U.K.) Malaysia Branch (IFEM), serving in IFEM’s Council since 1997. Under the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, he was the Chairman of the Fire Advisory Board and has been closely involved with the Fire and Rescue Department to resolve issues faced by the various professional institutions and associations. Ir Wong is also the Chairman of the Technical Committee for Wet Fire Protection Systems in SIRIM for the drafting of Malaysian standards for active wet fire safety systems.

Free Palestine , Gaza - Kadar Kelahiran melebihi Kadar Kematian

Terbunuh 1.000, Lahir 3.000 ...

Hilang seribu, tumbuh tiga ribu. Sepertinya, ungkapan ini sesuai disematkan kepada penduduk Gaza. Kesedihan rakyat Gaza atas kehilangan nyawa 1.412 putra putrinya, terubat dengan lahirnya 3,700 bayi selama 22 hari serangan Israel terhadap bandar kecil ini.

Hamam Nisman, Pengarah Jabatan Hubungan Sosial dalam Kementerian Kesihatan pemerintahan Gaza menyatakan bahawa dalam 22 hari 3,700 bayi lahir di Gaza.

"Mereka lahir antara tarikh 27 Disember 2008 hingga 17 Januari 2009, ketika Israel melakukan serangan yang menyebabkan meninggalnya 1.412 rakyat Gaza, yang majoriti wanita dan kanak-kanak-kanak-kanak," katanya.

Bulan Januari tercatat sebagai angka kelahiran tertinggi berbanding bulan-bulan sebelumnya. Setiap tahun 50 ribu kes kelahiran tercatat di Gaza. Dan, dalam satu bulan tercatat 3,000 hingga 4,000 kelahiran. Akan tetapi di masa serangan Israel 22 hari, kami mencatat 3,700 kelahiran dan pada sisa bulan Januari tercatat 1,300 kelahiran. Bererti dalam bulan Januari berlaku peningkatan kelahiran hingga 1,000 kes.

Nisbah antara kematian dan kelahiran di Gaza memang tidak sama. Angka kelahiran, jelasnya lagi, mencapai 50 ribu setiap tahun, sedang kematian mencapai 5 ribu.

"Israel sengaja membunuh para wanita dan kanak-kanak-kanak-kanak untuk menghapuskan masa depan Gaza. Sebanyak 440 kanak-kanak dan 110 wanita telah dibunuh dan 2.000 anak serta 1.000 wanita mengalami luka-luka. "

Gempa Bumi di Malaysia - 5.8 richter

"Malaysia pernah dilanda gempa bumi pada skala 5.8 richter pada tahun 1976. Pengarah Pusat Penyelidikan dan Inovasi Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Prof. Dr. Felix Tongkul berkata, berdasarkan kajian, pihaknya mendapati Malaysia berkemungkinan dilanda gempa bumi pada kekuatan sederhana iaitu 6.0 pada skala Richter pada masa hadapan.

Koleksi artikel kejadian gempa bumi di Malaysia termasuk gempa bumi tahun 1976 di http://gempamalaysia.blogspot.com/

“Buat semua yang Allah suruh, tinggalkan semua yang Allah tegah”

Malaysia kebarangkalian gempa bumi

KUALA LUMPUR 15 Dis. 2012 — Terdapat kebarangkalian Malaysia dilanda gempa bumi pada masa hadapan sungguhpun negara ini terletak di luar kawasan Lingkaran Api Pasifik, kata seorang penyelidik hari ini.

Pengarah Pusat Penyelidikan dan Inovasi Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Prof. Dr. Felix Tongkul berkata, berdasarkan kajian, pihaknya mendapati Malaysia berkemungkinan dilanda gempa bumi pada kekuatan sederhana iaitu 6.0 pada skala Richter pada masa hadapan.

"Daripada kajian yang kita lakukan, Malaysia mungkin tidak akan ditimpa gempa bumi berskala kuat, tetapi setakat rekod yang kita ada negara mungkin ditimpa gempa bumi berskala sederhana.

"Gegaran pada tahap itu sudah cukup untuk merosakkan bangunan dan harta benda," katanya kepada Bernama pada akhir Seminar Teknikal Kebangsaan Gempa Bumi dan Tsunami anjuran Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (JMM) di sini.

Dr. Felix berkata, bagaimanapun gempa bumi berkekuatan sederhana itu diramal berlaku di beberapa kawasan tertentu sahaja dan bukan di seluruh negara.

"Seperti yang kita sedia maklum ada beberapa kawasan di negara ini yang sering mengalami gegaran apabila berlaku gempa bumi kuat di negara jiran seperti di kawasan Kundasang, Ranau dan Lahad Datu di Sabah. Kawasan-kawasan ini mungkin berpotensi dilanda gempa bumi sederhana itu," katanya.

Dr. Felix yang juga profesor dalam bidang Geologi di Akademi Sains Malaysia berkata, kajian yang dijalankan oleh ahli geologi juga mendapati kawasan Bukit Tinggi di Pahang turut berpotensi mengalami gempa bumi sederhana.

Sehubungan itu, katanya masyarakat harus sentiasa bersedia dan tidak panik sekiranya berlaku gegaran pada masa akan datang.

Katanya, gempa bumi paling kuat yang direkodkan di Malaysia setakat ini ialah gempa bumi sederhana pada kekuatan 5.8 skala Richter di Lahad Datu, Sabah pada 1976 yang mengakibatkan banyak harta benda rosak serta bangunan retak.

Sementara itu, Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (Ramalan) JMM berkata, Malaysia mengalami lapan gegaran akibat 22 gempa bumi kuat di negara jiran sepanjang tahun 2012.

Beliau berkata kedudukan Malaysia yang berjiran dengan negara di zon lingkaran gempa bumi menyebabkan Malaysia turut tidak terkecuali daripada terpalit sama merasai gegaran gempa bumi.

— BERNAMA

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Japan earthquake - tsunami warning issued - Gempa Bumi di Jepun 7.3, Amaran Tsunami

A tsunami warning has been issued after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's eastern coast.

The epicentre of the quake was about 245km (150 miles) south-east of Kamiashi at a depth of about 36km, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake was felt in the capital Tokyo, media report.

The tsunami warning was issued for the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, which was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

The US-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat to the wider Pacific Ocean but that a tsunami could be generated that was destructive for local coastlines.

Warnings of the tsunami height varied between 50cm and 2m.

Evacuations have been ordered from some of the affected areas.

A presenter on state broadcaster NHK told viewers: "Remember last year's quake and tsunami. Call on your neighbours and flee to higher ground now!"

Buildings were reported to have swayed violently in Tokyo.

The 9.0 magnitude quake that struck on 11 March 2011 left more than 15,000 people dead and more than 3,200 missing.

That quake triggered a meltdown of fuel rods at the Fukushima nuclear plant, causing radiation leaks and mass evacuations.

The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power, told Agence France-Presse there were no reports of problems there this time.

PHILIPPINE TYPHOON - ABOUT 350 DIE, 400 MISSING

ABOUT 350 DIE IN PHILIPPINE TYPHOON, 400 MISSING

A powerful typhoon that washed away emergency shelters, a military camp and possibly entire families in the southern Philippines has killed almost 350 people with nearly 400 missing, authorities said Thursday.

Nearly 200,000 people are homeless and more than 300 dead after the Philippines suffered its worst typhoon this year, authorities said Thursday, reaching out for international aid to cope with the scale of the disaster.

Typhoon Bopha ploughed across the major southern island of Mindanao on Tuesday, flattening nearly everything across its 700-kilometre (435-mile) wide path with a blend of hurricane-force winds, floods and landslides.

Civil defence chief Benito Ramos said the government priority was to find 379 people still missing and to build temporary shelters for more than 179,000 others who have been packed into schools and government buildings for now.

"There is no time limit -- as long as it takes," he told reporters when asked when the government planned to end the search for the missing.

"We need tents to decongest the evacuation centres," Ramos added.

Shell-shocked survivors have been scrabbling through the rubble of their homes to find anything that can be recovered, as relatives search for missing family members among mud-caked bodies laid out in rows on tarpaulins.

Ramos said 325 people were confirmed dead and 411 others injured from the strongest cyclone to reach the Philippines this year. The United States offered aid to the developing country, which is wearily familiar with natural disasters.

Deputy State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Washington offered its sympathies both for the Philippines and over damage caused to the island state of Palau as Bopha swept across the Pacific this week.

"Our embassies in Manila and Koror (Palau) have offered immediate disaster relief assistance, and we are working closely with authorities in both countries to offer additional assistance as needed," he said.

The Philippine government said typhoon gusts of up to 210 kilometres (130 miles) an hour had destroyed thousands of homes and other buildings, leaving residents with little more than the clothes on their backs.

Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman said the government had sought help from the Swiss-based International Organisation for Migration to build temporary shelters for Bopha survivors.

"The priority is to build bunkhouses so that there will be shelter for them," he said on ABS-CBN television Thursday.

President Benigno Aquino has sent navy ships with food and other supplies to 150,000 people on Mindanao's east coast where three towns remain cut off by landslides and wrecked bridges.

Officials said many of the Mindanao victims were poor migrants who have flocked by the thousands to mountainous, landslide-prone sites like the towns of New Bataan and Monkayo to work at unregulated, small-scale gold mines.

Those two towns alone accounted for half of the deaths, the civil defence office said.

Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said the national government had already declared many of these sites unsafe for human habitation due to deadly landslides that frequently hit the mines and nearby communities.

However, local authorities continue to issue mining permits and have proven unable to stem the growth of settlements on mountainsides and river valleys, he said on ABS-CBN.

"The local government must have the political will so that in the worst-case scenario, people in permanent danger zones must be forcibly evacuated," Paje said.

He said this policy had already been successfully adopted by Albay, a province southeast of Manila that is frequently hit with storms and volcanic eruptions.

"If you refuse to leave, the governor would arrive at your doorstep with the army and put you on board a military truck," Paje said

Pegawai Kanan Polis Indonesia Di Tahan Kes Rasuah - Insp Gen Djoko Susilo Detained For Bribery Case

KORUPTOR MUST DIE 
- tagline yang dilaungkan rakyat negara jiran mengecam perasuah

Antara berita gempar di Indonesia ketika ini adalah penahanan Pegawai Kanan Polis Insp. Gen. Djoko Susilo atas tuduhan pembelian perisian pada harga yang terlalu tinggi. Hampir setiap akhbar memaparkan berita ini di muka hadapan, mungkin kerana melibatkan pegawai kanan. 

Di Indonesia, agensi pencegahan rasuah dikenali sebagai Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK).

Dalam kasus dugaan korupsi simulator SIM, Djoko diduga bersama-sama melakukan penyalahgunaan wewenang yang mengakibatkan kerugian negara atau menguntungkan pihak lain. Selain Djoko, KPK menetapkan tiga tersangka lainnya, yakni mantan Wakil Kepala Korlantas Brigadir Jenderal (Pol) Didik Purnomo serta dua pihak rekanan, yaitu Budi Susanto dan Sukotjo S Bambang. Kerugian negara akibat kasus ini diperkirakan sekitar Rp 100 miliar.

"Sehingga penahanan yang menunjukkan keberanian KPK ini mau tidak mau akan membuat jenderal-jenderal lain ketar-ketir,"

Kasus dugaan korupsi pengadaan alat simulator surat izin mengemudi (SIM) yang dituduhkan kepada Djoko juga dianggap akan melibatkan para jenderal berbintang lainnya. Dengan demikian, penahanan Djoko bisa saja menjadi pintu masuk KPK mengungkap praktik korupsi di tubuh Polri.

"Bukan mustahil jenderal-jenderal lain akan diperilksa setelah Djoko Susilo dan bisa saja Djoko Susilo akan buka suara meski saya lihat tipikal Djoko selama ini cenderung melokalisir kasus. Tapi, kalau merasa ditekan, merasa institusinya tidak membela, bukan mustahil dia menyeret jenderal lain,"

Djoko was detained on Monday after an eight-hour interrogation by the KPK. 

He allegedly received a Rp 2 billion ($208,000) kickback to award a Rp 198 billion contract for driving simulators to an unqualified company, acting as an intermediary while he served as head of the police’s traffic unit last year. The graft-ridden project is estimated to have caused state losses of up to Rp 100 billion. 

The KPK has named three other suspects in the case, including former traffic unit deputy director Brig. Gen. Didik Purnomo, Inovasi Teknologi Indonesia president Sukotjo Bambang and Citra Mandiri Metalindo Abadi president director Budi Susanto. The latter two are from the project’s winning contractors, while none of the three are currently in custody.