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PURCHASING

ASIA

Opportunities: China to leadin electric vehicle market

Case studies: Khoo Teck PuatHospital heals the earth

People: Turnaround experthelms Green Tech Malaysia

Info: Singapore tops list ofAsian green cities

Editorial: Taiwan exceedsgreen procurement target

Green buildings

Lookingbeyond cost

preview issue

not for sale

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Cover photo: Artist impression by Cybertecture of the Technosphere (Dubai)

GREEN EXCHANGE 42

editorial 38

Sustainability innovatorsaround the world 38

Taiwan exceeds target ingreen procurement 39

From the managing editors desk 4

Buy into a green future 6

opportunities 9

China powers up to lead worldEV market 9All eyes are on China as thegovernment and the privatesector form a formidabletag team to create theworlds largest EV market

Effects of Japans nuclear crisis

on solar PV market 13Indonesia market to heat upthis year 14

Mimi seeks partners 14

New spun innovation ineco-friendly textiles 15

Money from oil palm waste 16

Cyberjaya builds on itscool solutions 17

information 40

Singapore tops list ofAsian green cities 40

News briefs 44

Incentives for greeninvestments in Thailand 46

Fantastic money spinnersin clean tech 47

Homework 48

case studies 18

Architects make a case forgreen 20

Worlds greenest skyscraper 22

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital healsthe earth 24

Trendsetters on show 28

Super orb that lives, breathesand thinks 32

people 35

Turnaround expert headsGreen Tech Malaysia 35Dr Nazily Mohd Noor onthe projects that he will bepushing to give Malaysiathe edge in greentech

Indias Wind Man looks to China 36

Contents coverLooking beyond costArchitects say they have to pushfor property developers to gogreen as many are still stuck onreturns on investment arguments.But an industry specialist feels

not enough is being done toflesh out the tangible benefitsof complying with green ratingrequirements.

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are moving. Theres just too much todigest. A lot of it is jargon.

And this is where Green Purchas-ing Asia really comes into its own. Wedo what we do best as journalists: wetry to tell great stories in the hope thatsome of what we write will stick withour readers. Even if those stories areabout monocrystalline solar photovol-taics, biomass power generation orsmart grids.

For this 48-page preview, weharvested the low-hanging fruits ofgreen buildings for our cover series,which showcases several trailblazing

projects over 13 pages. We believethere are opportunities aplenty in notonly developing green buildings, butalso retrofits.

In our Opportunities section, welook at Chinas electric vehicle (EV)ambitions. The government and theprivate sector are working as a tagteam in an EV match with the US.

The new captain of MalaysiasGreen Technology Corporation, DrNazily Mohd Noor, and Suzlon GroupsTulsi Tansi of India are the first sub-

jects of the People section. We are eye-ing a few big guns for future issues.

As we prepare for our inauguraledition in June, we invite industry play-ers to engage with us. Send us yourviews or articles if you have experi-ences to share. Or just want to provokea debate.

I thank you for taking time to readthis magazine. And my appreciation tothe companies that believed enough inour product to co-brand with us.

Watch out for our inaugural issue in June

All eyes on Malaysias FiTThe spotlight is on Malaysias feed-in tariff mechanism,which will fast-track the countrys renewable energy sector.

We enjoy not only the privilege of ex-istence, but also the singular ability to

appreciate it and even, in a multitudeof ways, to make it better. It is a trickwe have only just begun to grasp.

This excerpt from the closing chapterof Bill Brysons 2005 book,A Short

History of Nearly Everything, gave mesome comfort as I put this magazineto bed.

I first wrote about renewable en-ergy some 30 years ago when Malay-sia was caught up in the world energycrisis that brought Europe to its knees. I

never revisited that topic as my coun-try found oil and gas. The Europeans,however, went on to develop renewableenergy technologies and are todayresponsible for the greatest break-throughs in this area. Yes, Bryson wasright: we are able to make the world abetter and more sustainable place tolive in. Unfortunately, however, we aretaking our time to do it.

Perhaps what might make a dif-ference this time is that there is a realfear among earthlings that Mother

Earth is in bad shape. There are manythings about the climate that we dontunderstand.

Fear is a good thing. It changesthe way we think about things, what webuy, where we live, how we travel andwhether we even need to do certainthings at all. It has also transformedthe way we do business.

In putting together content forthis preview, I was overwhelmed bythe sheer amount of knowledge thathas been churned out by the scientific

community and multi-national corpora-tions, and the speed at which things

From the managing editors desk

David Lee Boon [email protected]

EditorialEditor: Lim Siang JinManaging editor: David Lee Boon SiewAssistant editor: Siaw Mei LiContributing editors: Ann Teoh, Jason TanContributing writers: Eleanor Chen, StephenNg, Yeap Jin Soo, William de Cruz

Marketing & sales

Sam Thong

Creative & designKhoo Kay Hong, Ng Jen Ling, Tan Sueh Li

Production & advertising trafficEddy Yap

Subscription & circulationYap Eng Jin

Finance & operationsKym Chong

CorporateManaging director: Lim Siang Jin

Publisher

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Briomedia Green Sdn Bhd (924679-H) believes thatthe information published at the time of printingis correct. The views expressed in the articles arenot necessarily those of the publisher. While thepublisher has taken reasonable care in compilingthe magazine, it shall not be liable for any omission,error or inaccuracy. Editorial contributions arewelcome but unsolicited materials are submittedat the senders risk. The publisher cannot acceptresponsibility for loss or damage. All rightsreserved by Briomedia Green Sdn Bhd (924679-H).No part of this publication may be reproducedwithout the publishers written permission.

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Green buildings and eco-cities cov-ering, among others, green buildingcertification programmes, new build-ing design and materials for energyefficiency, retrofits and power saving

lighting technologyTransportation, including plug-in

electric vehicles (EV), hybrid electricvehicles (HEV) and automobile alter-natives like rail

Smart grids, which turns consum-ers into producers of energy, smartmeters to track consumption andmanage electrical flow and newinterconnect standards

Water and waste management,focusing on desalination technol-ogy, reverse osmosis and wastewater

management; and solid waste man-agement

Clean industry, taking into accountsuch issues as carbon managementand green supply chains

Green finance, viz, venture capitaland bank loans, grant programmes(NGOs and government) and govern-ment incentives.

To help readers navigate the maga-zine easily, we have divided it into fivebroad areas, each assigned a weight-

Twenty-first century living will besteeped in green. Mankind, highlyadaptive and resilient, is rising to thechallenge of environmental degrada-tion. It will be our main preoccupation

in the decades to come.While there is no quick fix, the

gist of the solution is simply this: Geteveryone to purchase green. Thismeans we have deal with the complexissues of greening the supply chainand proliferating products and servicesthat are carbon neutral and environ-ment-friendly.

Asia, as a socio-economic force, isnow positioned to become a leader inworld development. It comes at a timewhen sustainability issues are mov-

ing mainstream. Moreover, people theworld over are now placing their hopeson a green new deal to deliver growthand employment.

It is my contention that this regionwill be the centre of gravity, a centrip-etal force of economic activity, givingthe greatest impetus to the green agen-da. Concurrently, there will be a greatneed for market information.

What Green Purchasing AsiadoesGreen Purchasing Asia is a specialist

publication that provides market com-

munications support to the growingnetwork of green vendors and purchas-ers in their common bid to build asustainable future that is also economi-cally viable.

We are a monthly magazine, to bemade available both in print and, moreimportantly, online. Green Purchasing

Asia will disseminate up-to-date in-formation on an industry that is todayconservatively estimated to be worth1,300 billion Euros worldwide.

Green Purchasing Asias mainpurpose is to provide a well-structuredavenue of immediately-useful infor-mation to buyers and sellers of greenproducts and services in major sectors,especially in Asia, and to buttress thedevelopment of a business communityaround it.

The magazine will cover the fol-lowing sectors, which have seen the

greatest technological innovations andincreasing economies of scale: Renewable energy, including solar

energy, wind power, geothermal andmobile applications

Biofuels from food and non-foodsources, including palm oil, sugar-cane, corn and jatropha

Biomass from various organic,inorganic and mixed sources likeoil palm, wood, sugar cane, cornand household waste

PURCHASING

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Buy into a green future

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age to ensure consistent and adequateeditorial space allocation.

Opportunities: These include projectannouncements, tenders and neweco products and services. This willbe a section heavy on actionableinformation. Weightage: 30%

Case studies: We focus on projectsthat use green technology, like eco-cities, solar farms and waste recov-ery projects in large plantations. Inthese articles, we will list out thenames and contacts of developers,suppliers and contractors involvedin those projects for networking.

Weightage: 30%People: This section focuses on

interviews with thought leaders andcaptains of industry in green busi-nesses. We will also cover small andmedium enterprises involved in trail-blazing projects. Weightage: 15%

Editorials: Opinion pieces, col-umns and feature stories on climatechange, sustainable developmentand other relevant subject mattersare the meat of this section. It isdesigned to provoke debate, so that

by talking about issues, we think ofnew ways and approaches to solving

problems. Weightage: 15% Information: This includes news di-

gest, events calendar, letters, reviewsof books and reports on climatechange, green technology or relatedtopics, market entry conditions andnew country regulations, policiesand incentives. Weightage: 10%

Dual role of governmentThe governments role is not only toset the policy environment to drive thegreen agenda. It is also a massive mar-

ket player in the economy, account-ing for up to 30% of purchases. Anydecision by governments to procuregreen will have a major influence onthe market.

It is this dual role that makes gov-ernments important customers, whichis why we are targeting 40% of ourprint and online circulation at seniorgovernment servants. The remaining60% will be aimed at the businesscommunity, international agencies andnon-government organisations.

Publication of choiceGreen Purchasing Asia is designed to

be the publication of choice for alldecision makers keen to build theirprocurement and other business activities around the green agenda in Asia.

Our team comprises profession-als who have been in the business forseveral decades and have successfullystarted up and published major maga-zines in Malaysia and Singapore.

With this 48-page preview to givea look and feel of the magazine,we are on the first step of an exciting

journey. We sincerely hope you can

join us as stakeholders in our project as readers, advertisers, sponsors or ascontributors.

We look forward to your participation.

Thank you.

On Friday March 24th, the production deadline for this previewissue, our managing editor David Lee asked me to explain GreenPurchasing Asia the way I do best on our whiteboard. Thesedoodles were the outcome and they distill the underlying

thoughts that have gone into Green Purchasing Asia so that ourstakeholders readers, advertisers, other sponsors, collaborators,contributors, staff, investors, etc may gain a greater understandingof the ideas and values we work with.


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Green vehicles are keyto the development ofChinas auto industry

as auto exhaustemissions account for70% of the countrysair pollution in major

Chinese cities

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The latest buzz in the car industryis electric vehicles (EVs) and Chinaintends to be ahead of the pack.Now the worlds biggest auto marketand one of the strongest advocates ofEVs, China has implemented policiesfor EVs that form part of its nationalinnovation programmes to build agreen economy and eventually becomethe world leader in electric cars andbuses.

According to Pike Research,EVs represent one of the prioritiesfor Chinas innovation and growthstrategy. While most othergovernments support EV-relatedpolicies, China has established nationalplans linked to EV policies.

For multiple government entitiesto collaborate on strategic planning

in a single industry in China ishighly unusual, yet Chinas Ministryof Finance, National Developmentof Reform Commission, Ministryof Science and Technology andMinistry of Industry and InformationTechnology are doing just that.

China plans to make new energyvehicles electric and hybrid anational priority and to be the worldslargest new energy automobile

production country. According toMinister of Science and Technology

Wan Gang, green vehicles are keyto the development of Chinas autoindustry as auto exhaust emissionsaccount for 70% of the countrys airpollution in major Chinese cities.

Halving the number of carsentering Beijing before the Olympics

opportunities

China powers up to lead world EV marketConcerted government support paying off

By Eleanor Chen

proved that pollution from exhaustcould be reduced. Electric carsgenerate fewer emissions and are alsomore efficient than cars that use petrol

China Car Times (CCT) suggests

that the push to battery-powered EVsis due to two factors. First, China lagsbehind the West in terms of technologyin traditional fields such as internalcombustion engines and gearboxes, aswell as hybrid EVs mechanical-electriccoupling.

In the electric-drive arena, thegap is not as wide. EVs are a betterprospect for Chinas automotiveindustry. They are relatively simplecars and the lack of complexity compared to something like a hybrid

vehicle means more room for morecompanies to participate.

Second, Chinas oil reserves arelimited, and global oil reserves areexpected to plateau then decline inthis century. In 20 years, global oilreserves could be reduced to halfof what it is today. China, it seems,intends to reduce urban pollution and

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EVs are expensive and thesingle largest cost is thebattery. Manufacturingone that is safe, reliable,long-lasting and fast-charging, is both complexand costly. The price of anEV battery that can give arange of 160km is similarto the price of a smallpetrol car. In addition,

battery replacement maybe needed after five toten years.

Battery cost is likely to fall asproduction increases and could possiblyhalve in the next five years. EVs on theroad or in the works all use differenttypes of batteries nickel sodiumchloride, lithium-ion, lithium-metal-polymer and sizes. To reduce the costof ownership, companies like DetroitElectric in the US lease batteries to

Batteries in China such as thoseinitially developed by WanxiangGroup had two problems: the batteriesused in electric buses were unable tokeep a charge as long as they wantedand had a higher rate of defects.

Companies like BYD one of thetop four manufacturers worldwide andthe largest Chinese manufacturer inthe lithium-ion, nickel-cadmium andnickel-metal-hydride rechargeablebatteries claim to have achieved abreakthrough with their lithium-ionferrous phosphate technology.

According to BYD, the productionand use of this battery is eco-friendly:no pollution or harmful emissionsare released during production, andthe material and chemicals used arecompletely recyclable. BYD intends tomake its batteries 100% recyclable andhas developed a non-toxic electrolytefluid.

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decrease its dependence on oil whilecreating a world-leading industrythat will produce jobs and exports.

The wide use of EVs also hasseveral practical advantages in China.Intercity driving is rare. Commutesare fairly short and frequently at lowspeeds because of traffic jams. Thus

the limitations of all-electric cars the latest models in China have a topspeed of 96.5km an hour and a rangeof 193km between charges presentless of a problem.

Heavy subsidyOver the next ten years, the Chinesegovernment will spend more than 100billion yuan to subsidise its fledglinggreen vehicle industry, state mediasaid. Battery-powered vehicles areeligible for maximum subsidies of

60,000 yuan (US$9,115 at the currentexchange rate). The same subsidyapplies for each all-electric vehicleor hybrid purchased by taxi fleetoperators and local governmentagencies in 13 Chinese cities. The stateelectricity grid has also been orderedto set up electric car charging stationsin Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin.

Chinas Ministry of Industry andInformation Technology has drafteda ten-year plan which proposes

that foreign automakers wishing todevelop electric vehicle technologyin China be required to form a jointventure with a Chinese company.The foreign company would hold

a 49% stake while the Chinesecompany retains the majority 51%stake. While this has outraged USautomakers and dissuaded theirJapanese counterparts somewhat,it remains to be seen how this willaffect the industry in the long term.

Mass roll-outsChinese automaker BYD CompanyLimited with backing from WarrenBuffetts Berkshire Hathaway has

The e6 by Chinas BYD, now leading the race to build an affordable EV

an edge over its bigger rivals in therace to build an affordable electric car.Unlike most automakers, BYD manu-factures nearly all its cars by itself,from the engines and body to air-

conditioning, lamps, seatbelts, airbags,and electronics.

According to company officials,close to 10,000 of the BYD F3DM (fordual mode; it can run on either purebattery power or a combination of pet-rol and electricity) have been sold inthe home market as of mid-February.

Although general release of theall-electric e6 has met with some set-backs, there are currently 50 e6s thathave been operating as electric taxis in

customers in battery rentalprogrammes of up to fiveyears.

Nissans Leaf,currentlyon US roads, is the first all-electric car with a lithium-ion battery pack muchlike the battery packs inlaptop computers thatis lighter and holds morepower than comparably

sized nickel-metal-hydridebatteries used in most EVsand petrol-electric hybrids.

On a full charge, the Leafs 48 lithium-ion battery modules can go for 160kmbefore they need to be recharged.

China has channelled 8.5 billion yuaninto the green car industry to help buildup the countrys battery output into onecapable of supplying 150,000 electricvehicles by October, according to Ministerof Science and Technology Wan Gang.

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Shenzhen since May 2010. BYD is alsoin a joint venture with German carmak-er Daimler AG to produce a new EVspecifically for the Chinese market.In Malaysia, an MOU with the Berjaya

Group to assemble BYDs 1.0-litre F0four-door hatch in the state of Selangorwas scuttled. Nevertheless, sinceMalaysias Ministry of InternationalTrade and Industry has grantedBerjaya a licence to build vehicles, the

joint venture could eventually bring innew EVs to Malaysia and tap incentivesoffered by the local governmentfor green technology vehicles.

Elsewhere, Nissans Leaf itsfirst all-electric vehicle and the2011 European Car of the Year is

the first electric vehicle to roll outcommercially. The Leaf has a range

The Nissan Leaf cabin is designed to optimise posture and ensurehealthy air quality for its passengers

Nissan Leaf is the first EV to be commercially rolled out

CLP introduced two quick chargers in Hong Kong.Each is capable of charging an EV, within 10minutes, to run as far as 50km

Hong Kong Ltd launched a schemewhere EVs will be leased to partnercorporations for a year, after whichthe partners can opt to buy theirleased EVs at a reduced price minus

the leasing fee paid. An EV rentalservice is also available whereindrivers may gain practical experiencein driving and charging EVs beforecommitting to a purchase.

While Chinas plans formarket dominance are undoubtedlyambitious, dynamic market forceswill dictate the eventualities. Thepositive impact of the Chinesegovernments concerted support,however, provides an encouragingglimpse of how rapidly an industry

can be greened when the private andpublic sectors work in tandem.

In January, CLPinaugurated fiveEV leasing partnerswho will each go onto promote EVs towider audiences

of 160km between charges, can becharged from the domestic householdmains, and is already on sale in Japan

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As shiny new EVs take to the road,serious questions remain about thelack of infrastructure to charge them.Some believe EVs should plug in at adrivers home or workplace. Othersback a network of roadside rechargingstations.

Many countries use 208VAC or240VAC and 15Amp to 32Amp to chargeEVs due to the favourable trade-offbetween speed of charging and the costof charging equipment.

Charging times for an EV batteryare fairly similar from manufacturerto manufacturer; one hour ofcharging time will restore 26.4kmof range in a typical EV battery. Fullrecharge time is eight hours forthe Nissan Leaf (with 160km rangebatteries) at 240VAC.

A typical fast charging device

may require over 400V and 100Amp,but will recharge a 160km rangebattery in as little as 20 to 30minutes.

California-based Better Placeenvisions a global network of switchstations: petrol station-like outletswhere drivers can swap a spentbattery with a fully charged one ina few minutes. Since time is a factorand charging an EV battery can takeup to eight hours, switching batteriesmakes sense. Based on a subscriptionplan, such services will cover the use

Taking charge of EVs

of switch stations, lease of a battery, andthe electricity used.

In Asia, Hong Kong was the first tomove towards a citywide EV chargingnetwork. Hong Kongs largest electricutility, CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd,

partners nine companies in a network of26 standard charging stations and twoquick chargers at public car parks manyinside high-traffic, popular shoppingcentres.

The CLP EV quick charger takes

ten minutes to charge up an EV to runfor around 50km while the standardcharging station takes four hours todo the same. CLP started by offeringfree EV charging last year and has sinceextended this initiative to the end of

the year.Although EV infrastructure is in

its infancy in Hong Kong, CLP is opento opportunities for joint promotion ofEVs and the development of charginginfrastructure across cities in the Pearl

River Delta (PRD).Across the PRD, there are six

charging stations in Shenzhen whilemore are being built. The chargingtime is significantly shorter here;BYD e6 taxis can be fully charged in40 minutes using the fast chargingstation.

Since most urban Chinese live

in apartments and cannot installcharging devices in driveways, morepublic charging centres need to beset up. The April 2009 Renault-NissanAlliance announced a partnershipwith Chinas Ministry of Industry andInformation Technology to bringzero-emission vehicles to China.Nissan will provide a blueprint for acharging network and programmesfor marketing EVs while the Chinesegovernment will roll out new energyvehicles within the public transportsector.

BYD has set up charging cabinets for thee6 in locations around Shenzhen

A few of the 50 e6used as taxis in atrial in Shenzen thatstarted in May last year.Initial assessmentshave revealed no

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forecast, following are some potentialscenarios: With significant damage to electricpower infrastructure in the countrysnorth-east, Japan may look towardssolar PV to alleviate power needs in thshort term and to maintain the growth

of one of its sunrise industries. Hard pressed to provide base loadcapacity and avoid rolling blackouts,utilities would spend more money oncreating temporary base load power,either by running some of the desig-nated peaking plants or hiring largecapacity power generators. This maymean RPS and other solar incentivesmay take a back seat so far as the utili-ties are concerned. As a part of the reconstruction pack-age, the government may allocate a

share of the expenditure to promotesolar PV, a technology which Japanleads.

In all likelihood, the beleagueredgovernment and the power sectorwould not do anything that would por-tray them as less environment-friendlyHence the support for solar is likely tocontinue, if not increase, post crisis.

Japan as supplierJapanese companies like Mitsubishi,Tokuyama, and M Setek are the three

largest producers of polysilicon. Theleading wafer producers are Kyocera,M Setek and TKX. Sanyo, Sharp andKyocera are the three large cell manu-facturers. Except for M Setek, whosefacilities are in the crisis epicentre, allother manufacturers have their facili-ties in central or western Japan.

Also Japans share in the globalsolar PV supply base has come downover the last several years, because ofthe rise of Chinese suppliers across thevalue chain and also Japanese compa-

nies setting up manufacturing facilitiesoverseas to take advantage of cost andnearness to markets.

Thus, the impact on the PV supplychain will be minimal and the industryhas enough buffer capacity to over-come any potential short-fall fromJapan.

The author is the vice president of Energy

& Power Systems Practi ce, Asia Pacific,

Frost & Sulli van.

The impact of the current nuclear cri-

sis in Japan on the global solar marketsshould be analysed from three differentdimensions.

Market reactionThere will be increasing calls to aban-don nuclear power and promote alter-native energy. Solar power will be oneof the top choices of the green lobby.The prices ofSuntech Power, FirstSolar and Trina Solar increased in themiddle of March, even as the stockprices of companies associated with

nuclear energy like General Electric,Areva, Energy Resources of Australiaand TEPCO fell sharply. But for thesolar industry to really benefit from theproblems of nuclear, it takes more thanmarket sentiment. The industry willstill depend on government financialand policy support to grow. Somecountries or states may encouragedevelopment of solar energy, and tryto postpone or cancel their plans fornuclear power. But this direct correla-tion will not be large enough to have a

significant impact globally.

Outlook for JapanJapan had some of the following poli-cies in place for solar energy:

The PV Roadmap toward 2030(PV2030) suggested measures likemass deployment of PV system tomake it competitive against other ener-gy sources in terms of cost, innovationsin terms of technology, efficiency andmanufacturing process, and a wideningof PV application areas. According to

the revised roadmap released in 2009,

a goal has been fixed to decrease thegeneration cost to less than US$0.07(7 yen) by 2050, which will contributesignificantly to the future developmentof the PV industry.

Renewable Portfolio Standards(RPS) which obligates electric utilitiesto use a fixed amount of new energyhas set the utilisation target (electricityto be produced from new energy) forthe fiscal year 2014 at 16 billion kWh.

Ministry of Economy, Trade, andIndustry (METI) introduced Feed-in

Tariff (FiT) in 2009 and the initial rateto be paid to the owners of PV systemswould be 48 yen per kWh for residen-tial customers (double the current rateof 24 yen per kWh) and 24 yen perkWh for systems on non-residentialstructures for a period of ten yearsfor the surplus electricity that is notused on the premises. All the electricutilities in the country are mandated totake part in this scheme. The tariff islikely to start digressing in 2011.

With the above considerations,

Frost & Sullivan forecasts the totalinstalled solar PV capacity in Japanto rise from 3,504MWp in 2010 to16,959MWp by 2017. The correspond-ing market revenues were US$7,280million in 2010, and are expected toincrease to US$18,315 million in 2017at a compound annual growth rate(CAGR) of 14.1% between 2010 and2017.

While it is still early to predict thedirect impact of the earthquake andnuclear crisis in Japan on the above

opportunities

Effects of Japans nuclearcrisis on solar PV marketSupport for solar is likely to continue, if not increase, post-crisis

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Amongst all the renewable energy(RE) technologies, geothermal powerand small hydropower attracted themost private sector investments in In-donesia last year and are likely to holdinvestors attention this year.

Indonesia seems to have realised

the urgent need to adopt RE technolo-gies to meet its electricity demandgrowth of about 7.0% pa.

The Indonesian government istherefore offering tax incentives for REproject developers. It has also signed amajor memorandum of understandingwith General Electric for the joint de-velopment of RE projects in Indonesia.

As a result, the RE market growth isexpected to be slightly better this year.

Still, Indonesia lags behind itsSouth-east Asian counterparts in the

widespread acceptance and deploy-ment of various RE technologiesexcept geothermal power. Though thecountry has abundant RE resourcesand the government has incorporatedrenewable energy targets into theNational Energy Management Blue-

Indonesian market to heat up this year

Mimi seekspartners

Geothermal power generationstill investors darling

Wind and solar PV powernot gaining interest

By Suchit ra Sri ram

By Ann Teoh

print 20052025, sluggish implementa-tion restricted market penetration offastest-growing technologies such as

wind, solar photovoltaic (PV) powerand bio-energy in the country last year.Indonesia is highly dependent on

thermal power plants, which are vastlyavailable and can bridge the growingelectricity demand-supply gap. The In-donesian government aims to reach acapacity of 9500MW in the geothermalmarket by 2025.

In terms of industry specifics,geothermal power generation contin-ues to attract investments in Indone-sia, but market growth is expected tomoderate between 8% and 10%.

According to the second 10,000MW crash programme introduced bythe government of Indonesia, geo-thermal power generation has beenaccorded high priority. However,some projects have not been able toget environmental clearance and face

opportunities

A series of Made-in-Malaysia invert-ers (Mimi) for grid-connected photo-voltaic systems are available for com-mercialisation. Whats more interestingis Mimi promises to perform well inplaces of high humidity like Malaysia,Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.

opposition from environmental groupsas reservoirs have been identified inforest areas.

In South-east Asia, Indonesiasmarket attractiveness for RE technolo-gies is expected to be low especiallyfor wind and solar PV power this yearas there are no regulatory frameworkand policies such as feed-in-tariff.

The impact of declining prices ofthese technologies has not been felt inIndonesia because of weak demand.This is largely because end users inurban areas are supplied highly subsi-dised electricity. Hence, wind and solarPV power continue to generate interest

only for rural and remote areas that arenot connected to the grid.Growth of the small hydropower

market is likely to remain stable at 8%this year as these facilities are largelyinstalled to provide electricity in ruraland remote areas, and in islands wheregrid extension is economically unvi-able.

Despite immense potential todevelop biomass power, several indus-try challenges such as lack of credit,logistics issues and limited incentives

will restrict market penetration of thistechnology.

The wri ter is Frost & Sull ivans Asia Pacific

programme manager for the Energy

& Power Systems Practice.

who had scoffed at Mimi came backcomplaining to him (Nasrudin) whenthe hundreds of off-the-shelf invertershe bought failed to work.

The Mimi inverters which havebeen put up for sale are moving fast.The 1.2kW, 2kW and 3.4kW models

Designed by the UniversitiMalaya Centre of Research for Power

Electronics, Drives, Automation andControl (UMPEDAC), with fundingfrom the United Nations DevelopmentProject (UNDP) and GlobalEnvironment Fund (GEF), Mimi canalso be customised to suit local needs.

UMPEDAC founder and director,Professor Dr Nasrudin Abdul Rahimsays PV inverters created for thetemperate climate do not work wellin places of high humidity becauseof condensation. He recounts anincident in which a businessman

Why buy Made-in-Malaysia inverters?

Suitable for high humidity Can be customised for local needs

For Malaysian companies,Feed-in-Tariffincentives

The expected 2011 market growth rate forgeothermal power generation in Indonesia isbetween 8% and 10%

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opportunities

New spun innovation in eco-friendly textiles

A new cotton-blend alternative hasarrived to help textile makers managethe unpredictability of weather-sensitive raw cotton supply and oilprice-dependent synthetic fibre costs.

CRAiLAR is a patented processthat treats bast fibre stock such asflax and hemp to produce textile-

grade fibres so comfortable andfine that they can be turned intoyarn suitable for hosiery, denim,knitwear and home furnishings.

Since 2009, the patent owner,Canadas Naturally AdvancedTechnologies Inc (NAT), has teamedwith Hanesbrands Inc and theUS Department of Agriculture ina research project to cultivate andassess flax strains that it can use as

raw material. Spinning trials show thatexisting cotton spinning machinerycan spin CRAiLAR-treated flax.

In March this year, NATinked a ten-year supply agreementwith Hanesbrands Inc that willcommercialise its proprietary fibresand introduce it to the mass market.

This agreement is a strongvalidation of our technology and ademonstration of its ability to performwithin the Hanesbrands family, saidKen Barker, CEO of NAT.

The conversion process usesa 100%-organic, patented enzymewash. The new fibre is soft like cotton,with similar performance traits andcomfortable for year-round wear.However, it shrinks less than cotton,wicks moisture better, and requiresless chemicals to be dyed to the same

colour levels as cotton.Eco-conscious buyers shouldnote that the new technology usesraw materials that can be sourcedwith far less environmental impactcompared with, say, cotton, silk, acrylicor polyester. In many places, raw flax

China is Asias biggest growerof hemp and flax, followedby South Korea and India.

In January, US cotton price hit a140-year high of US$1.6789 apound for near-term futures.

Current price of CRAiLAR isabout US$0.90 a pound.

New bast-fibre blend offers hedge against fluctuatingtextiles prices

Combines environmentally-preferable raw materials andclean enzyme process

NAT CEO Ken Barker holding raw bast fibrein one hand and CRAiLAR yarn in the other,with a finished knit garment on display

(transformer type) have been snappedup by the Selangor Industrial Corpo-

ration. The 200W and 500W models,both transformer and transformerlesstypes, are also spoken for. However,the 1.2kW, 2kW and 3.4kW trans-formersless type, and higher wattagemodels like the 5kW, 10kW and 15kWmodels are still available.

I am often asked why Malaysiashould want to create its owninverters when there are many soldoff-the-shelf. The ultimate goalis to achieve a positive learningcurve for the growth of technical

knowledge, Nasrudin said.Mimi has an efficiency range of

87% to 94%. Transformer modelsare slightly less efficient compared totransformerless models. Transform-ers, however, perform an importantfunction in a PV system by separatingthe grid facility from the PV facil-ity, thus providing a safety feature.

Nasrudin foresees a good de-mand for Malaysian-made PV invert-ers as Malaysias Feed-in-Tariff (FiT)that is scheduled to kick off mid-year offers incentives for the use ofMalaysia-manufactured or assembled

solar PV modules and inverters.Mimi costs about RM3,000

(US$990) per kW and is said to bewithin market range. UMPEDACworks with a testing centre in

Vienna, Austria to ensure inter-national standards are met.

UMPEDAC is also working onthe third generation multi-stringmodels. It was recognised as oneof Malaysias eight centres of ex-cellence in research last year,the only one in engineering.

Contact [email protected] orvisit www.umpedac.um.edu.my

fibres are an abundant by-productof flax plants grown for linseed oil,while hemp thrives in almost anypart of the world with little need of

chemical fertilisers or pest control.Thanks to its ability to enhancethe performance characteristicsof natural bast fibres, CRAiLAR isanticipated to gain adoption and use intextile, industrial, energy, medical andcomposite material applications.


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Programme (SREP), onlyabout ten such projectshave been launched.

Sumitomos proposedbusiness model is forpower generation withinthe mill to overcome thelogistics problem, theplant would use emptyfruit branches (EFB), fibre

and occasionally palm kernel shell as itsfeedstock. The last can be used duringthe early months of the year, when the

and the consistent supply of biomassas feedstock.

There are also other key challeng-es like the fact that there are cheaperand more readily available sourcesof fuel.

Gomes proposes an integratedbiomass complex, which incorporatesplantation, mill and the efficient use ofbiomass as a source of energy and withfibre as the building block for othervalue-added products.

However, he emphasises the needfor a systematic programme of replant-ing older plantations to ensure they re-main at peak productivity. The exhaus-tion of soil may occur if no allocation ismade for a certain amount of biomassto go back to the soil as compost.

He says it is crucial to strikea balance between the commercialpotential of value-added products andmaintaining the productive life of theplantations.

If more biomass power plants arebuilt, they could become a series ofindependent power producers with netzero emissions that will export powerto the national grid.

Malaysias biggest oil palm operator,Felda Global Group, produces threemillion tonnes of empty fruit bunches(EFB) a year. That is about 15% of thewaste generated by the countryspalm oil production.

The government-linked corpora-tions March announcement of a jointventure with national utility companyTenaga Nasional Berhad to set up aRM120 million power plant that uses

EFB as feedstock has industry watch-ers sitting up.

What is interesting is that theplant which will use 350,000 tonnesof EFB generated by seven mills inJengka, Pahang is just the tip of theiceberg. According to news reports,Felda intends to use up all its EFB insome 70 projects that have kicked offacross the country, including compost-ing and pellet production. They want todo this by 2013.

Felda is not alone in harnessing

biomass, a renewable energy source.There are currently 36 palm oil millsnationwide that have biogas powerplants, with 38 more under construc-tion, according to the Malaysian PalmOil Board.

They are part of a bigger plan forthe Palm Oil National Key Economic

Area (NKEA) to contribute RM178 bil-lion to Gross National Income by 2020,

opportunities

Money from oil palm wasteGovernment-linked Felda takes lead in biomass plants

Private mills mull over key challenges

By Jason Tan

Business model: Power generation as revenue earner

Lennard Gomes: Set up integrated processingcomplexes for efficient use of oil palm waste

Hiroyuki Sugano ofSumi-tomo Heavy Industriessays the introduction ofMalaysian feed-in powertariffs scheduled to beimplemented mid this yearwill make power gen-eration a potential stablerevenue earner.

This is provided thepower-generation technology employedis proven and stable. He notes that underMalaysias Small Renewable Energy

creating an additional 41,000 jobs, ofwhich 40% is targeted to comprisehighly-skilled professionals.

However, for the owners of privatemills, the main concern about investingin biomass plants is financial viability.

The key question, says Dr LennardGomes, business development man-ager ofPalm Oil Industrial Cluster(POIC) Sabah, is: how does one com-mercialise the so-called waste that is

the by-product of palm oil production?The oil palm consists of just 10%

oil and 90% biomass. The latter wouldinclude fronds, trunks, mesocarpfibre, palm oil manufacturing effluent(POME), EFB, palm kernel shell (PKS)and palm kernel cake (PKC). Fromthese may be derived products such asanimal feed, fertiliser, pulp and paper(currently under research) and, ofcourse, fuel.

Gomes says at the current levelof efficiency (25% for a 1MW plant),

biomass power plants would only befinancially viable if certified under theClean Development Mechanism (CDM)or as part of a carbon-trading scheme.

At current levels of technology, bio-mass products are still a lower sourceof potential energy than coal.

There are two other problems:how to move biomass products overlong distances without them degrading

planting schedule would mean less EFB,and fibre can be counted on as feed-stock.

Sugano claims a 60-tonne-per-hourmill can generate 10MW, with 8MWbeing exported to the national grid. Hesays such a project is viable even at thecurrent tariffof 21 sen per kW/hour, withinvestment being recovered within nineyears.

A 25-tonne boiler can use EFB orbiogas. The total investment for such aproject is estimated at US$30 million.


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Cyberjaya builds onits cool solutionsMalaysiasfirst district cooling system providerinvests in second plant

Company to explore opportunities worldwide

By Stephen Ng

A growing demand for district cool-ing has prompted Malaysias pioneerin the field, Cyberview Sdn Bhd, tobuild on the successful implementationof its first cooling plant a decade ago.

Cyberview managing directorHafidz Hashim said a total of RM100million was invested into District Cooling

Plant 1 (DCP1) in the past ten years.Another RM65 million will be investedto further expand DCP1 and to build asecond plant, he says, adding that thiswill be done by middle of the year.

staff, along with other commonoperating expenditures.

Secondly, the concept boostsenergy efficiency besides reducing car-bon emission substantially. Becausethe district cooling system (DCS) fullyutilises off-peak grid capacity, usingwater that is chilled throughout the

night to be gradually released duringthe day whenever cooling is required,we are able to boost energy efficiency,he explains, adding that for every onekilowatt of electricity generated, a totalof 1.05kg of carbon is emitted.

DCS also eliminates the hassle ofmaintaining the cooling towers and chill-ers against problems such as the accu-

mulation of calcium-magnesium scalesand algae growth in open systems.

Besides, we are able to providecooling services 24 hours seven daysa week, with our level-of-service keyperformance index set at 99.9%, saysHafidz.

He says the DCS is more efficientand cost-effective because of a sharedcentral network. Air-conditioningaccounts for as much as 70% of theenergy consumption for a typical building, he says. A study by Cyberviewshowed the use of a DCS improves theeconomics of the building owner byabout 20% compared to conventionalsystems.

It is like paying for electricityor water tariffs based on usageversus each building owner having to

generate his own electricity supply,he says.

Hafidz says DCS can be applied invarious locations from entire businessdistricts to individual institutional set-tings such as university campuses. Thecompany is now looking for partnersand clients, especially developers ofindustrial and commercial districts.

We are ready to explore newopportunities both locally and world-wide, he adds.

Currently DCP1, which coverstwo hectares, has a capacity of 13,000refrigerant tonnes (RTs). DCP2 willboost capacity by another 15,000 RTs.The company has a planned capacityfor 100,000 RTs by 2020 to service thewhole of Cyberjaya.

Cyberviews 100%-owned subsid-iary Pendinginan Megajana Sdn Bhdnow provides centralised cooling ser-vices to 16 customers, covering morethan 30 buildings. The new capacity

can serve another seven buildings.

Advantages of going greenCyberview, a government-linked com-pany, has driven green purchasing forseven years. Hafidz says more buildingowners are realising the advantages ofcentral district cooling.

Firstly, there is the substantialsavings of upfront capital expenditure(CAPEX) of at least 80%. There arealso savings on space and maintenance

How the CyberjayaDCS works

The Cyberjaya District Cooling Systemworks in much the same way as anyother public utilities. Clients pay coolingtariffs as they would pay other utilitybills; they are charged on per use basisat 12.8 sen per kilowatt refrigerant.

The plant generates chilled waterto cool down offices within the entireintegrated township of Cyberjaya, whichhas a population of 41,000 and some500 companies. The townships totalarea is 2,800 hectares, of which 40% hasbeen earmarked for commercial zones.

Currently, there are 20km of

insulated stainless steel pipes runningunderground throughout the entiretownship, carrying chilled water tobuildings.

Cyberview is the first township inMalaysia to have implemented the DCSsuccessfully. Most other high-densitycommercial areas (such as KLCC andSolaris Dutamas) use centralised coolingsystems for a cluster of buildings.

Cyberview organises a monthlypublic business networking and forum.Those who wish to attend can contactthem at +60 3-83156117.

Technology partners:Cooling tower: Truwater Cooling TowerSdn BhdChiller: Carrier Malaysia Sdn BhdPumps: Ebara Pumps Malaysia Sdn BhdTransformers: ABLECON EngineeringSdn Bhd (Schneider)Switch gears: ABLECON EngineeringSdn Bhd (Schneider)

Financiers: CIMB, Government of Malaysia

Customers include:HP, Shell, Cyberjaya UniversityCollege of Medical Sciences, DHL,Emerio, Ericsson, MEASAT, Astro

Charges:

Tariffs: RM0.128 per kWh refrigerantCapacity charge: RM21.50per kW refrigerantMeter charge: RM50 per monthRefrigerant used:Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC 134A)

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Looking

Singapore brings us its firstgreen hospital, the Khoo TeckPuat Hospital, a tribute toholistic healing.

Malaysia showcases fourprojects a condominium, ahotel and office development,an office tower, and a residentiallanded property in its first

Green Tour staged by a cohort ofyoung developers.

In Dubai, United Arab Emirates,the largest spherical building inthe world the Technosphere is slowly taking shape, takingPlanet Earth as its muse.

beyond

costArchitectsoften find it

a challengeto convince property developersto go green and, thereby, futureproof their investments.

> Cover stor ies from pages 18 to 33

For those who have made it past the boardroom, however,the end result can sometimes be awe-inspiring and evengreat for business. This cover series pays tribute to thosewho have been bold in breaking new ground, as in the caseof the Pearl River Tower (right).

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> Story on page 28

Wind turbinesprovide 4%of buildingsenergy

Solar panels inthe buildingsskin powerautomatedwindow blindsto reduce glareand heat

Building skinincludes airgaps that trapheat whichis harvestedin heatexchangers

Air-conditioningsystem is 80%smaller than fora conventionalbuilding ofits size

Rainwatercollectionsystem,combined withsolar panels,provideswarm waterto building

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Despite the strong global push forsustainability in our built environmenttoday, the reality is that architectsrarely get a green brief from projectowners. Conditioned to create value forshareholders, many developers cannot,and often will not, see beyond cost andpayback period.

Although prices of big-ticket items

like solar photovoltaics have plummet-ed in recent years, going green andmeeting rigorous certification require-ments does increase the develop-ment budget. Industry circles variouslyquote figures of between 3% and7% of total cost to achieve a GreenMark Gold or Platinum certificate, forinstance.

Its still a matter of cost.(Clients) still equate everything toreturns on investment, says Malay-

sian architect Serina Hijjas, directorofHijjas Kasturi Associates, and afierce advocate of energy-efficientbuildings who had helped in thecreation of Malaysias industry-ledGreen Building Index (GBI).

Peter Brannan, managingdirector (Asia & Middle East) ofHongkong-basedArquitectronica,

Architects make a case for greenRating tools need to spell out tangiblebenefits to green building dwellers

Green regulations may be moreeffective than incentives

By David Lee & Ann Teoh

Peter Brannan

Serina Hijjas

concurs. Clients dont buysustainability if they dontmake money. Most of thetime, we have to push it.

The problem is that

when the talk gets stuck oncost per se, the sustainabil-ity agenda grinds to a halt.Developers get hard-nosedabout ROI, and the only way

Clients dont buysustainability ifthey dont make

money. Mostof the time, we

have to push it.

Its still a matterof cost. (Clients)

still equateeverything

to ROI.

Totalnumbersofgreenbuild

ings

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Number of green buildings certified or under

evaluation for green certification (Asia Pacific) 2010

South Korea ustralia Sing pore Hong ong pa n New Zealand Malaysia Indonesia

Certified green building

Building under evaluationfor certification

Source: Frost & Sulli van

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to turn them around isa solid case for makingmoney from investing ingreen features.

Brannan cites thecase of the Philippineslargest mall project, NorthEdsa, where its SkyGarden, a green

roof over what was supposed to be justan open-air car park, is now a hit withthe locals, even attracting weddingcouples on their photo shoot. The roofgarden was not in the original plansas project owner SM Prime Holdingswas cost-conscious. However, the mallowner was persuaded by Brannanscost-savings argument of lower elec-tricity consumption and longer-lastingwaterproofing. With the addition ofsoil and grass atop concrete, the roofgarden became such a popular rendez-

vous for the people that it is now open24 hours, and creates enough trafficto keep businesses going. Electric-ity consumption has also reducedsignificantly because of the roofs heatabsorption effects.

Sometimes, however, architectsdo get lucky, as in the case of thefabulous Taikoo Hui project in Guang-zhou, China, wherein the ownersissued a green mandate.

When one considers that build-ings are widely estimated to account

for over 40% of energy consumptionworldwide and 15% of global man-made greenhouse gas (GHG) emis-sions, the world needs more peoplelike the owners of Taikoo Hui or theSingapore government, which hasintroduced a roadmap for mandatorycompliance to the Green Mark.

But why, indeed, is the greenbuilding not a mainstream agendatoday, despite the energy crises andthe strong public buy-in on climatechange mitigation efforts worldwide?

Prashant Kapoor, senior industryspecialist on green buildings, Inter-national Finance Corporation, USA,says buildings offer mankind thesingle largest global opportunity tomake deep emission cuts at low, no oreven negative cost.

He says green buildings are notprevalent today because there is acycle of blame involving the build-ers, developers and investors. No-body wants to take responsibility for

Green buildingsmarket: Historicaldevelopmentsof councils andassociations

losses (that might be incurred). This isnot an easy nut to crack.

Occupiers will say they wouldlike to have an energy-efficient build-ing but there arent any. Builders willsay they can build energy-efficient

buildings but developers do not ask forthem. Developers then say they wouldask for them but investors wont pay.Investors say they would fund energy-efficient buildings but there is nodemand for them.

Prashant says the market failure isdue, among other things, to misalign-ment of incentives between the provid-ers of buildings and the occupants ofbuildings. Government policies mayalso unwittingly discourage greaterenergy efficiencies with low energy

pricing.He says there is also difficulty ac-

cessing financing for energy efficiency(EE) upgrades due to low awarenessof EE among banks, and the fact thatthere are very few energy service com-panies (ESCOs) with financial products.In such a situation, he says, stickswork better than carrots.

Prashant says there is a need tolook beyond rating tools, as they arenot clear on what the tangible benefitsare to the people who live in green

buildings. You might get a greenbuilding and not be sure how muchenergy you actually save.

Prashant says developers shouldknow that bankers like clarity on whatthey are getting into, like how goinggreen will add value to a building.

Yet, many forget that Europeancountries are greener today becausethey readily invested 10 to 20 yearsago. Buildings stay up for decades. Tomake any building future-proof, and for

Prashant Kapoor

The need to lookbeyond rating tools:

You might get agreen building and

not be sure howmuch energy you

actually save.

2000

2001

2002

2003

2005

2008

2009

Korean Green BuildingCouncil (KGBC) wasestablished and GreenBuilding CertificationSystem (GBCS)was proposed.

Japans-comprehensiveAssessment System forBuilding Environment

Efficiency (CASBEE)was introduced.

Green Building CouncilAustralia (GBCA), aleading non-governmentorganisation and amember of WorldGreen Building Council(WGBC), was formed. Itintroduced the GreenStar rating system forgreen buildings.

Professional Green

Building Council wasformed in Hong Kongwith comprehensiveassessment tool BEAM.

Building ConstructionAuthority initiatedGreen Mark ratingsystem in Singapore.GBC New Zealand wasestablished with aproposal of Green Starassessment tool.

GBC Indonesia wasformed and became amember of WGBC. Itdesigned Greenshiprating tool forgreen buildings.

GB Index Malaysia wasfounded and GreenIndex assessment toolfor green buildingswas designed.

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occupiers to be able to take advan-tage of the lower costs of being greentomorrow, the building must be builtgreen today.

Poul E Kristensen, managingdirector ofIEN Consultants, Malaysia,has done much work on EE in South-east Asia, including Kuala Lumpur In-

ternational Airport, the greenest airportin Asia. He puts it more passionately:Those who do not build green arebuilding obsolete.

He says owners of green build-ings attract customers who value suchefforts and they tend to regard thosebuildings without green certification asgrade B.

It is also shown, he says, that theatmosphere in green buildings tends toincrease staff productivity. As humancapital contributes 90% of a buildings

Poul Kristensen

Worlds greenest skyscraper

operational expenditure, it makes per-fect sense to have happier workers andfewer people on medical leave.

Those quoted in this art icle were speakers

in t he Green Buildings Asia 2011 confer-

ence held in Singapore from February

23rd24th. It was organised by IBC Asia.

Where green buildingsmake immediate sense

Building types

24-hour buildings: hospitals,hotels, call centres and airports

Owner-occupied buildings:hospitals, hotels, and schools

Brand-sensitive clients: supermarketsand housing developers

Countries

Countries with high energy tariffs:Caribbean, West Africa and thePhilippines

Countries where CO fromelectricity generation is high: SouthAfrica, Indonesia, China, India,Middle East and North Africa

Source: Prashant Kapoor, Internat ional FinanceCorporation

Those who donot build green

are buildingobsolete

Most innovative element:

The curvilinear form of the building

funnels wind to turbines integratedinto the building to generateelectricity. This also helps to relievethe structural burden imposed bystrong winds.

Other elements that make ita zero-energy building:

Rainwater collection system whichuses solar energy to provide hotwater for the building.

Photovoltaic panels on the glassskin of the building to absorb thesuns energy

Internally-ventilated high-performance double skin facadewith automatic blinds is used forthe north and south orientations

Triple-glazed facade with externalshades and automatic blindswithin the glazing cavity is usedfor the east and west orientations

Largest radiant-cooled officebuilding in the world, usingraised floor ventilation, heatsinks and vertical vents

Pearl River Tower:Green innovationsat a glance

China may be slow off the startingblock in the green building event butonce it gets into stride, it breaks awayfrom the field.

Take the case of the nearly-com-pleted Pearl River Tower in Guang-zhou, designed and engineered by

Skidmore, Owings, Merrill LLP (SOM)for CNTC Guangdong Tobacco Corp.

The 71-storey tower is uniquelysculpted, with two mouths in itsfacade to swallow healthy gusts at thePearl River Delta, channeling windpower to run turbines that generate

electricity for the 2.3-million sq ft build-ing.

Other features that go into build-ing this energy-efficient skyscraper:solar panels, double skin curtain walls,chilled ceiling systems, under-floorventilation and daylight harvesting.

The superstructure is up and thebuildings skin is almost completed.Constructed by Shanghai Construc-tion Group, the tower will be commis-sioned soon.

According to Frost & Sullivan,

Chinas Ministry of Construction esti-mated in 2007 that only 5% of existinglarge public buildings had adoptedenergy efficiency measures.

The total cost of retrofitting exist-ing buildings with energy-saving sys-tems is estimated to be US$193 billion,with target completion by 2020. Chinasdomestic green building market wasestimated to be worth US$213 billion in2010.

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Hospitals use two and a half timesmore energy than office buildings.In the United States, they are secondonly to fast-food restaurants as energyguzzlers in the buildings sector. Today,however, hospitals are using heat

recovery, daylighting, and temperatureand air control to reduce their carbonfootprint.

In Asia, Singapores newest andfirst green hospital, the Khoo TeckPuat Hospital (KTPH), showcases howsustainability can be built into hospital

design. Creativity in passive build-ing design coupled with a few activemeasures resulted in it being 27%

more energy efficient than conven-tional hospitals. KTPH is expected tohave an Energy Efficiency Index (EEI)of 220kWh/m/year.

Principal architect Jerry Ong ChinPo ofCPG Consultants, who spoke atthe Green Buildings Asia Conference inSingapore recently, says the 550-beddistrict general hospital was designedbe an energy-efficient, hassle-freehospital that enhances patient care andstaff efficiency. It is also a hospital in agarden, and a garden in a hospital.

The Platinum Green Mark Award-winning complex sits beside a pondand comprises four blocks (specialistoutpatient clinics, podium for treat-ment and diagnostics, private wardtower and subsidised ward tower) witha floor area of 105,000m.

Adorned with a garden courtyard,terraced gardens, and even a com-munity garden, and planter boxes at

the wards, it is little wonder that KTPHclinched the top Skyrise Greenery

Award 2010 by the Singapore NationalParks Board.

The garden courtyard is the heartof the hospital. One can see the wholehospital from the courtyard and

Khoo Teck Puat Hospitalheals the earthSingaporesfirst green hospital is 27%more energy-efficient

Building also designed to enhancepatient care and staffefficiency

By Ann Teoh

Project owner:Ministry of Health, SingaporeHospital operator: Alexandra HealthProject manager: PM LinkArchitect: CPG Consultants incollaboration with RMJMBuilding performance consultants:Total Building Performance TeamM&E consultant, C&S consultant andquantity surveyor: CPG ConsultantsLandscape: Peridian Asia Pte LtdMain contractor: HyundaiEngineering & Construction

The angled fixedscreens modulate direct

sunlight and glarewhile still maximisingthe view from theair-conditioned wards

Jerry Ong

KTP Hospitalwas designedto be a gardenin a hospital,and a hospitalin a garden

Facade

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Note the glass encasementsurrounded by plantsthat brings light into thebasement car park below,reducing the need forlighting during the day

Operable jalousiesallows in light and air,and can be controlledby the occupants, whilethe monsoon louvresbelow them are fixed,allowing ventilationeven when all thejalousies are closed

Light shelves cutglare and bringlight deeper intothe building

Planter boxes bring thegarden to the patients

Subsidisedward

Gardencourtyard

Car park

Being green pays offwithmultiple savings and a morecomfortable stay for patients.The hospital saves 8.6 millionkWh of energy or S$1.54 millionper year.


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enjoy the view of the Yishun Pond. Thisalso brings light and greenery into thebasement, says Ong, who believes thegardens both cool the hospital and aidin patients recovery.

Passive strategiesWhile private wards are air-condi-tioned, the subsidised wards arenaturally ventilated. Extensive shadingstudies were carried out on how tokeep out glare and heat.

Ong says specially-designed sun-shades on the east and west facades,and glazing and thermal insulationfor an opaque facade with low U-value have resulted in KPTH enjoying23.6% less heat gain from its facades.Its Envelope Thermal Transfer Value

(ETTV) is only 38.2W/m2K comparedto current standards of 50W/m2K. Thedesigns translate to an annual savingsof S$63,951 (US$50,400).

To optimise natural ventilation inthe subsidised wards key to patientcomfort Ong looked at building ori-entation, wing walls, operable jalousies

window to wall ratio. Together the ef-fect is a 30% cut in lighting needs.

Active strategiesPlaced strategically, T5 fluorescentlamps with electronic ballasts, PLC

downlights and task lighting produceboth energy savings and a calming andcheerful environment. Motion sensorsare installed in transient use areas liketoilets, staircase cores and infrequent-ly-used corridors, achieving savings of10%. Energy consumption is furtheroptimised by energy-efficient lifts withsleep mode and VVVF motor drive(10% savings) and escalators with stepsensors (30% savings).

Careful sizing and choice of air-conditioning plant room equipment

have resulted in energy savings onthe chiller (18%), chilled water pump(33%), total plant room (19%) andcooling tower (29%). Fan coil units(instead of diffusers) allow units to beswitched off when rooms are vacant.

Low-VOC paints and adhesivesare used indoors, UVC treatment elimi-nates airborne bacteria and viruses,and carbon dioxide and carbon monox-ide sensors monitor air quality.

Waste is minimised at source anda pneumatic waste conveyance system

is used to cut the risk of contamination.A composting machine processes foodwaste into fertilisers.

KTPH uses water fixtures andfittings with Water Efficiency LabellingSystem (WEL) ratings of Very Goodand Excellent. Estimated savings is39.8% against non-rated fixtures.

The nearby Yishun Pond alsoserves as a catchment for rainwaterthat is subsequently used to irrigate thehospital gardens. For its cooling tow-ers, the hospital uses AHU condensates

and NEWater (treated wastewater).Solar thermal systems supply the

21,000 litres of hot water used daily,bringing annual savings of S$60,000in electricity. Meanwhile, the 130kWpsolar photovoltaic systems generate150,000kWh of energy a year.

(windows) and monsoon louvres.By orientating the building to

catch the north and south-east winds,KTPH enjoys a wind speed of at least0.6m/s while a wing wall on the facadereduces the need for fans by 60%. Op-

erable modular jalousie windows areangled for the best airflow and leastrain splashing, tinted grey glass re-duces glare and nearby planter boxesbring the gardens to the patients.

Ong says the private wards arealso fitted with ceiling fans, an optionfor natural ventilation often preferredby elderly patients. When the windowsopen, the air conditioner automaticallyswitches off.

These passive devices were testedusing computational fluid dynamics

simulation at the design stage andverification was done using wind tun-nel study.

In the subsidised wards, lightshelves reduce glare, and bring sunlight deeper into the interior. Glazingallows light in minus the heat. This isfurther complemented with an optimal

Twilight view of KTP Hospitalfrom Yishun Pond, which actsas a rainwater collection tankfor the hospital. Pond water isused to irrigate the hospital'sgardens and terraces

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Trendsetters on showYoung Malaysian developers promote sustainability

Green elements becoming premium property standards

By Ann Teoh

Green building tours are still a noveltyin South-east Asia, but the recentshow-and-tell by four trendsettingKuala Lumpur property developersmay soon change that. Four busloadsof participants and subsequent offersby other developers to host such tours indicate green tidings.

The Kuala Lumpur Green Tourwas organised by REHDA Youth, the

year-old youth wing of the MalaysianReal Estate Housing Developers Asso-ciation (REHDA). It was sponsored by

AkzoNobel and attended by profession-als from building materials suppliersto architectural firms, developers, realestate houses and the SingaporeanBuilding and Construction Authority(BCA).

Green building ratings are volun-tary in Malaysia, unlike in Singapore,where all new buildings must complywith the island republics Green Mark.

Indonesia has just completed version 1of its rating tools, while Thailand usesthe US-based LEED on a voluntarybasis.

The success of the green tour in-spires industry confidence and buy-inon going green. Technical details givenon tour were lapped up by note-takingparticipants eager to build knowledgeon trends.

REHDA president Datuk SeriMichael Yam had mooted the ideaof a youth wing as a platform for the

associations younger members toshare their vision for the industry. Sofar, instincts appear on target withthe groups focus on environmentally-sound building practices.

Green building practices maysoon become standard premium prop-erty features. All four projects on showemploy rainwater harvesting whilelow-VOC paints and Low-E glass areused in all three high-rise properties.Motion-activation and LED fixtures

help keep lighting costs down in themixed-use and residential buildings.

Building orientation, typically ona north-south axis, facilitates crossventilation and reduces cooling costs.Both Ken Bangsar and GTower employsaline chlorination for swimming poolsand harness heat from air condition-ing compressors to warm water for useelsewhere.

Ken Bangsar Serviced

Residences, Kuala Lumpurwas an abandoned towerbefore Ken Holdingstook it over in 2006.It is the first buildingoutside of Singapore toreceive the Green MarkGoldPLUS Award forHigh Rise ResidentialDevelopment (July 2009).Last year, it receivedMalaysias Green BuildingIndex Gold Award.

Its pride is its own

CHEEL system wherebycondensate from airconditioners is used in theevaporative feature wallat the lobby, cooling theair that comes through.All apartments areequipped with multi-splitinverter air-conditionersthat use only onecompressor for multipleindoor units, providing upto 60% energy savings.

Other green measures

include motion-activatedlighting in stairwells, theMuslim prayer and mailboxrooms; energy-efficientfixtures in the residences;and mood lighting systemsin the penthouses.

The buildings highspeed and VVVF-ratedlifts are 30% moreefficient, saving energyduring off-peak hours.

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Ken Bangsar uses motionsensors in stairwells,refuse chambers, Muslimprayer room and mailbox rooms to reduceelectricity usage

The feature wall at KenBangsar lobby uses air-conditioner condensateto cool down the lobby.A wind tunnel nearbyhelps ventilate the place

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GTower Sunway Challis Damansara

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For GTower, site andproject managementare as important asthe features built in

GTower uses green-certified carpets:the base of thiscarpet is made of oldcarpeting material

GTower is Malaysias first Green Mark

Gold mixed development building, certi-fied as such on April 2010. The GradeA++ commercial building, made up ofoffices, a hotel and a club, uses an intel-ligent building management system.

From the design stage, GTowersourced for sustainable products,choosing green certified suppliers.

To monitor indoor air qual-ity, CO sensors are installed at AHUs,and CO sensors in car parks.

Low-VOC paints and wallpaperare used. Heat recovered from chill-ers provide hot water for hotel rooms.Swimming pools use salt chlorinators.The Green Bar showcases designs usingrecyclable and recycled elements.

Operations are equally green.Composting is done, and soaps madefrom waste oils. GTower uses its ownbioenzyme cleaners and biodegradablecleaning agents. Recycling and recycledpaper are norms. Estimated CO reduc-tion per year is 3.5 million kg from 7.3million kWh of electricity saved.

Water efficiency is achieved withwater-efficient fittings, condensate recy-cling and a green roof irrigation system.

Sunway Challiscomes with largewindows and deepoverhangs for shade.The north-southorientation is key tocontrolling heat gain.

The back lanesof SunwayChallis arerefreshinglygreen

Making cleaning

enzymes fromfruit peel aspart of a cultureof recycling

Turning gardenwaste intocompost

Sunway Challis Damansara is made

up of 102 units of one-and-a-half-storey townhouses with landscapedparks, water features and meanderingwalkways and porticos.

This Green Mark certificate holderhad many passive features built in atthe design stage, including buildingorientation, large windows with shadingsand deep overhangs, a glass roof fornatural daylight, cross ventilation, aventilative roof, cavity west-facingwalls, water-efficient taps and lots ofgreenery. Active features include inverterair conditioners, energy-saving lightsand solar water heaters, with a greenprovision of 3.45 or 69% of its area.

The green cost of Challis wasRM422,000 or 1.6% of the constructioncost. Energy savings amount to49,000kWh or RM14,500 per year forthe common areas and RM400 perresidential unit per year. Water savingsamount to 108m3 or RM216 per yearfor the common areas, and 96m3orRM120 per unit for residences.


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1 First Avenue is a GBI Gold Award o ffice

building. The north-south orientation ofthe main facade helps keep it cool. Serviceareas like toilets, M&E rooms, staircasesand terraces or balconies are located atthe warmer eastern and western ends ofthe building where landscaped balconiesand vertical gardens provide sun relief.

Plants are indigenous to cut downon water, pesticide and fertiliser use.

Aerated bricks on the perimeter wallsprovide four times better insulation thannormal bricks. Low-E glass reduces solarheat and cuts heat gain by up to 50% (or79% with sun shades). The grassed roofwith a helipad also helps in heat insulation.

Rainwater harvesting and use saves30% on tap water and sewage is convertedvia a biodigestion process, eliminatingthe need to send it to city sewers.

The towers chilled water storageair-conditioning system uses off-peakelectricity, reducing peak demand by 35%.This is topped with high-efficiency chillersand systems with variable speeds for pumpsets, cooling towers and air handling units.

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Whos who1 First Avenue has deep balconieswith generous landscape on everyfloor. The building envelopeuses a combination of Low-eglass, ceramic fritted glass, tintedglass and walls with granite-look spraytile from Suzuka

Developer cum contractor:Ken Property Sdn BhdPartners: Air-conditioning: Kejuruteraan Jaya Tech Sdn Bhd

(Daikin, Trox Technik) Building envelope: Facade Treatment Engineering

Sdn Bhd (Ajiya) Water efficiency:

WC: W.atelier Sdn Bhd (TOTO)Fittings: GC Building Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd(Dorn Bracht, Villeroy & Boch, Hoesch)Hot water systems: Hau Sing Sdn Bhd (Aumada)

Energy efficiency:Kejuruteraan Elektrik Sri Megah Sdn BhdWong Lighting Sdn BhdA&S Building Tech Sdn Bhd (Clipsal, SchneiderElectric)

Energy-efficient lifts and security controls:Ryoden (M) Sdn Bhd, Kaba Jaya Security Sdn Bhd

Sustainable construction & management:Citatah AMS Marble Sdn BhdTrisonsteel Works Sdn Bhd (Wess)SKK (low-VOC paints)

WENGE (veneer)Yew Huat (M) Machine Joinery Sdn Bhd

Ken BangsarServicedResidences

GTower Officeand Hotel

Sunway ChallisDamansara

1 First Avenue

Developer: GTower Sdn BhdConsultants: Architect/facilitator: BEP Akitek Sdn Bhd

The Architectural Network Sdn Bhd C&S engineering: TY Lin International Sdn Bhd M&E engineering: Jurutera Perunding Valdun

Sdn Bhd Landscape: Artisat Landscape Sdn Bhd

Walrus Design Sdn Bhd Interior designer:

Hotel & main lobby: Axis Network Sdn BhdGoldis office: PDI Design & Associates Sdn BhdFood court: RDM Design Sdn BhdSky bar & restaurant: Eco ID Pte Ltd

Developer: Sunway City Bhd (ISO 14401)Business associates (with ISO 24401): SA Architects Sdn Bhd Sunway Construction Bhd Awangsa Bina Sdn Bhd JUBM Sdn Bhd

Developer: Bandar Utama City Corporation Sdn BhdConsultants: Architect/facilitator: CT Architect C&S engineering: Meinhardt (M) Sdn Bhd M&E engineering: EAB Consulting Engineers Sdn Bh Landscape: Morphosis Design

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Super orb that lives, breathesand thinksDubais Technosphere to be the worlds largest spherical building

Technology, architecture and greens create self-breathing environment

When it comes to Cybertecture, think-ing out-of-the-box means more than justthinking beyond it. It could mean nobox at all, as in the case of the sphericalTechnosphere in Dubai, which looks toour home planet Earth as the ultimatemodel of a sustainable habitat.

Technosphere, the globe-shapedwinner of the CNBC Architectural

Award Dubai 2009, was designed to

be a super building that lives, breathesand thinks for and with the people thatinhabit it. It will house offices, a hoteland an exhibition hall. While construc-tion is progressing slowly because ofthe economic crisis in Dubai, the basehas been completed and work is nowproceeding on the second floor.

Cybertecture attempts to inno-vate green buildings with the philoso-phy that a green building is not justgreen or a building, but much more; itis a comprehensive device that carries

new technologies and possibilities of abetter life within the building for its in-habitants, says James Law, chairmanand chief cybertect ofJames Law Cy-bertecture International, Hong Kong,and also the designer of Technosphere.

This requires the use of materialsthat go beyond the concrete, steel andglass, and into the new materials of thesilicon chip, the electrons, the internet,and the intelligence of systems to beamalgamated seamlessly into the fabricof the building, he says.

Law explains that the shape ofTechnosphere comes from three fac-tors first, purity of form; second, itsimpressive size; and third, the essentialnature of a sphere, which, in Lawsown words, alludes to the even small-est elements of our world, the atomicparticles and molecules that bind ouruniverse. He adds, The Techno-sphere is a symbol of how man hasbecome technologist with the ability tocreate; building with science and tech-

nology at all scales for a better world.Thus the Technosphere will use

technology and architecture to createa self-breathing environment as wellas to generate electricity from the sun,supplementing its energy needs. Anintelligently-distributed array of sky

gardens for the offices and hotel notonly offers outdoor terraces for workand relaxation but also provides apassive solar shield from the sun whilecontributing oxygen sustainably. Recy-cling minimises the use and wastage ofwater in this vast building.

Awarded the CNBCArchitectural AwardDubai, 2009 and WorldArchitectural Awardfrom 300 entriesworldwide, Technospherewill be an iconicmasterpiece for Dubaiand the Techno Park

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James Law

Structure conceptThe principal structural system of theTechnosphere comprises a spherical

exterior diagrid structure, a podiumbase portal with perimeter rakingcolumns, and other componentsincluding steel roof trusses at the top,reinforced concrete (RC) core andshear walls, beam/column framesat typical floors and transfer beamgrillage at the fifth floor. The internalstructure is mainly of reinforcedconcrete with steel along the perimeterbays of typical floors. Podium floorsare also of RC with pre-stressedconstruction for long span portions.

The exterior diagrid forms part ofthe stability frame and the load-takingsystem of the Technosphere. Thecurvature of the towers will generatelateral forces and deformation due togravity loads. These forces, however,will be transmitted through the floordiaphragms to the lateral stabilitysystem comprising the RC cores andbeam/column frames, as well as theexterior diagrid.

Facade conceptThe Technosphere mainly consists oftwo systems: a semi-unitised system atthe typical hotel and office (south/northwings) towers, and the point fixingspider system at the atrium.

The hotel and office area con-

sists of high-performance laminatedinsulated glass units (IGU) using acombination of low-E, fritted and tintedfeatures to achieve high energy savingand acoustic performance. Since someoverhead glass are angled at more than15, the laminated glass also works asa safety glass with the PVB layer hold-ing broken pieces together in the evenof breakage. Pre-glazing is done at thefactory onto an alum framing and de-livered to site in a panel form, minimising site work. The semi-unitised panel

is then fixed onto the main diagrid onsite. A thermal break system is usedto give better thermal performanceand to meet local requirements fromthe Dubai Municipality Legal AffairsDepartment.

For the atrium, a spider system isused. Clear laminated glass with tintor a fritted pattern is held togetherby stainless steel spider of galvanisedmild steel (GMS) and circular hollowsection (CHS).

Standards and locationHigh performance glazing, energy-efficient equipment and the use of re-gional materials are a few of the othermethods employed to reach the LEEDgold rating target.

To serve parking areas and drop-off/pick-up lay-bys in front of buildingcore, there will be a one-way circulationinternal road network consisting of innerand outer ring roads with widths offour- and two-traffic lanes, respectively

The development, located 50km

west of Dubai and 100km east of AbuDhabi, is close to two main transportcorridors Sheikh Zayed Road andHighway 311.

The Technosphere sits on theaxis of the new city plan of Tech-nopark, symbolically representing thegenesis of the city. From this point, thecity seems to grow. The Technosphereis awesome in its presence as thenucleus of the city, says Law.

Project info

Client: Economic Zones WorldType: Mixed use developmentLocation: Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAEHeight: G+25 floorsTotal grossfloor area:

About 800,000 mTarget date of completion: 2013Architect: James Law

Cybertecture InternationalStructural engineer:

Ove Arup & PartnersProject manager: James Law

Cybertecture InternationalAward: CNBC Commercial Property

Awards ArchitectureAward Dubai 2009

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Dr Nazily Mohd Noor is a man in ahurry although his easy demeanourand soft spoken nature may lull oneinto having a different perceptionof him.

This 46-year-old corporateman, who has quietly built himself a

reputation as a turnaround specialist,was headhunted to be chief executiveofficer ofGreen TechnologyCorporation Malaysia. He took the

job on January 17th, fresh from ayear-long stint at the Malaysianinstitute of Management (MIM).

When he first came into hisoffice, Nazily felt as though he wasworking in a library. Comingfrom a background where buildingshareholder value is a dynamicchallenge, it was something of

a culture shock to be in a greenbuilding in Bangi, Selangor, wheresilence is golden. Green TechMalaysia was once a research-basedinstitution (Energy Research Centre),but has seen its role change.

With no less than the Prime

Minister of Malaysia pushing the greenagenda to generate economic growth,Nazily knows his key performanceindicators well: generate revenueand unlock the green economic op-portunities with multiplier effects.

His immediate challenge is totransform the organisation, whose per-sonnel are made up mainly of scientist/academic types, into an entrepreneur-minded institution that embracesbusiness and technology. I would likeGreen Tech Malaysia to lead the green

revolution so that it becomes a focalpoint for green tech users, he says.

How much he can achieve willdepend on the degree of freedom thathe gets as he has a board of directorsto answer to. The board must supportthe ideas that we want to carry out,as long as we are on the right track,he says. Next on his list is to build

smart partnerships. I believe inpartnerships, he says. We do notwant to do everything by ourselves.

So, whats at the top of his mind?Among his immediate projects is

to create a training institute to createmore green collar workers. Businessmatching is another, as that wouldkick-start economic activities. Heencourages foreign companies wishingto tie up with local entrepreneurs tosee him.

Nazily intends to put his money

where his mouth is. Maybe out of thethree or four foreign direct investmentsthat we bring in every year, we investin one, he says.

It becomes a show-and-tell, anindication of the confidence that wehave in the technology. Also, once wehave a stake in the small- and mediumsized enterprises, we have a say indeveloping them.

Another big agenda is the GreenTechnology Financing Scheme,whereby Green Tech Malaysia funds

people

Turnaround expertheads Green Tech MalaysiaHes the new man at the helm of Malaysias Green Tech Corporation, a body setup to drive the countrys economic transformation through green investments.

CEO Dr Nazily Mohd Noor tells Ann Teoh what he has up his sleeves.

This Penangite holds an engineering degree and aPhD in Electronics Engineering

Helped MIM make RM2.2 million profit within the11 months he was its CEO

Has held CEO position for more than seven yearsmanaging international subsidiaries with sales inexcess of RM200 million (US$66 million)

Listed in Top 200 Bumiputera CEOs in Malaysia byBerita Publishing in 2005/6 for corporateturnaround

I believe inpartnerships. Wedont want to do

everything byourselves.

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