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Powerpoint Templates ECOBUILD SEMINAR Malaysia Grren Highway Index - MyGHI by Ir. Dr. Rosli Mohamad Zin Construction Research Centre (CRC), UTM Date : September 2014 Venue : PWTC KL Presentation Outline Sustainability Issues MyGHI Sustainability Issues ` Global Warming ◦ Gradual increase of earth and ocean temperature as the result of the built up certain gases ` Greenhouse gases 2 ◦ Heat-trapping gases – CO , CFC, CH4 & NO2 ¾ Transportation,Transportation, factories,factories, electricelectric citycity fromfrom coalcoal--firedfired planplan produceproduce COCO2 ¾ CuttingCutting downdown trees,trees, fewerfewer treestrees meanmean lessless conversionconversion ofof COCO2 toto oxygenoxygen Global Warming & Greenhouse gases 4 5 6 “NIMBY Syndrome” Not In My Back Yard Lack of Awareness 8 THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY 10 • Intergenerational equity: = Equity between generations • Intragenerational equity: = Equity within a generation Equity ` Renewable Resources ◦ Wind, water, solar… ` Non-Renewable Resources ◦ Fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) and minerals… ¾ SustainableSustainable raterate ofof useuse ofof aa nonnon--renewablerenewable resourceresource isis lessless thanthan oror equalequal toto thethe raterate atat whichwhich aa renewablerenewable resourceresource cancan bebe broughtbrought onon streamstream toto replacereplace itit [Hartwick Rule] Resource Depletion 12 What the professionals can do? 14 SDSD PRINCIPLESPRINCIPLES 16 ¾ ThereThere hashas toto bebe aa betterbetter wayway…… 18 Land Clearing ¾ Potential impacts should be considered before actions are taken… y 1974 – Environmental Quality Act (EQA) y Third Malaysian Plan (1976-1980) – preserve the natural heritage from the impact of population growth and industrialization. y Fifth Malaysian Plan (1986-1990) – EIA was introduced in 1988 y Eight Malaysian Plan – the adoption and implementation of agenda 21. Malaysian Quality Life Index (MQLI) a measure of sustainable living. y Ninth Malaysian Plan – inline with the 9th principles of Islam Hadhari for continuing environmental stewardship using environmental planning tools EIA, Strategic environmental assessment (SEA), cost benefit analysis & market-based instruments. Malaysia milestones in adopting SD 20 Agenda 21 for Sustainable Construction in Developing Countries 9Define as development needs to be pursued to achieve the state of sustainability. 9More than 60 green building assessment tools related to sustainability and efficiency includes: BREEAM (UK) 1990, Green Globes (USA) 1996, SBTool (Canada) 1996, LEED (USA) 1998, CASBEE (Japan) 2001, GREENMARK (Singapore) 2005, GBI (Malaysia) 2009, Greenship (Indonesia) 2012. 9GREENROADS (US) pH JKR™ GreenPASS Green Building Index 22 Sustainable Highway Development Green Highway Index 24 Malaysia Green Highway Index (MyGHI) is a performance baseline standard designed to measure the level of greenness of highways in Malaysia. MyGHI covers the fundamental elements of green highway development that are suitable for the Malaysia condition. Collabora tion 26 Collaboration “The Development of An Assessment Framework for Green Highway In Malaysia” • Collaboration between MHA & UTM 2010-2013 • Vision : Development of Green Highway • Misi : i. To develop Malaysia Green Highnway Index ii. To develop Web based application PROCESS OF GREEN HIGHWAY INDEX ESTABLISHMENT Products Market MyGHI Calculator Highway concessionaires MyGHI Manual Highway infrastructure developers MyGHI Web Based System Highway consultants Benefits A reference and guideline in the sustainable development of Green Highway A decision support tool in highway infrastructure development Developed specifically for the tropical environment, cultural and social needs. MALAYSIA GREEN HIGHWAY INDEX SCORE CARD Name of Concession :Date: Name of Project : ID Criteria Points Achieved Total Points SDCA-1 Construction Management Plan SDCA-2 Noise Mitigation Control SDCA-3 Equipment and Machineries Efficiency SDCA-4 Quality Management SDCA-5 Context Sensitive Design SDCA-6 Erosion and Sedimentation Control SDCA-7 Alignment Selection SS-1 Services and Facilities SS-2 Economy SS-3 Pollution Reduction SS-4 Public Acceptance SS-5 Environment SS-6 Management Issue SS-7 Innovation EE-1 Management Policies EE-2 Rest and Service Area EE-3 Toll Plaza EE-4 Compound and Car Park EE-5 Interchange EWM-1 Environmental Management System EWM-2 Stormwater Runoff Quantity EWM-3 Stormwater Runoff Quality EWM-4 Ecosystem Protection and Preservation MT-1 Innovation Technology MT-2 Reduce, Reuse and Recycle MT-3 Economical Materials and Pavement MT-4 Erosion Control TOTAL POINTS CATEGORY FACTOR % FACTOR SCORE Sustainable Design 68 22 INDEX and Construction Activities Energy Efficiency 64 21 Environmental and 60 19 Water Management Material and 51 16 Technology Social and Safety 67 22 Total 310 100 MALAYSIA GREEN HIGHWAY INDEX SCORE CARD Name of Concession :Date:AWARDAWARD && Name of Project : Points ID Criteria Total Points Achieved CERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATION SDCA-1 Construction Management Plan SDCA-2 Noise Mitigation Control SDCA-3 Equipment and Machineries Efficiency LEVELLEVEL SDCA-4 Quality Management SDCA-5 Context Sensitive Design SDCA-6 Erosion and Sedimentation Control SDCA-7 Alignment Selection Certification Level Points (Percentage) SS-1 Services and Facilities SS-2 Economy SS-3 Pollution Reduction Platinum 250 - 310 ( 81% - 100%) SS-4 Public Acceptance SS-5 Environment SS-6 Management Issue Gold 219 - 249 ( 71%- 80% ) SS-7 Innovation EE-1 Management Policies EE-2 Rest and Service Area Silver 188 - 218 ( 61%- 70% ) EE-3 Toll Plaza EE-4 Compound and Car Park EE-5 Interchange Certified 155 - 187 ( 50%- 60% ) EWM-1 Environmental Management System EWM-2 Stormwater Runoff Quantity EWM-3 Stormwater Runoff Quality EWM-4 Ecosystem Protection and Preservation MT-1 Innovation Technology MT-2 Reduce, Reuse and Recycle MT-3 Economical Materials and Pavement MT-4 Erosion Control TOTAL POINTS IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK PHASE 1 (MALAYSIA HIGHWAY AUTHORITY) Launching of MyGHI Manual & Awareness of Malaysia Green Highway Index to highway stakeholders STRUCTURE OF MYGHI IMPLEMENTATION ADVISORY BOARD •Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM) •KeTTHA •Kementerian Kerja Raya Malaysia (KKR) •Board of Engineers (BEM) •Universiti Teknlogi Malaysia (UTM) Facilitator ACCREDITATION PANEL •Qualified Auditors REASSESSMENT PROCESS….. interval Terima Kasih.
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