Energy conservation opportunities in Malaysian universities
The Ministry of Education Malaysia has urged all education centres to conserve energy. Energy wastage tends to occur in Malaysian universities mainly due to inefficient use of energy and lack of awareness among building users. In this context, energy conservation should be implemented to optimize en...
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| author | Ng, Sock Yen Abdul Shakur, Elia Syarafina Choong, Weng Wai |
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| description | The Ministry of Education Malaysia has urged all education centres to conserve energy. Energy wastage tends to occur in Malaysian universities mainly due to inefficient use of energy and lack of awareness among building users. In this context, energy conservation should be implemented to optimize energy use. This paper discusses the concept of a sustainable university with a view to propose some steps to conserve energy and achieve sustainability. Review of literature reveals that energy conservation methods can be classified into two categories: structural and non-structural. Within the context of these two categories, five high-impact energy conservation methods are suggested, including renewable energy, improvement of energy efficiency, energy usage management and monitoring, promotion and integration of energy concept, improvement on energy-saving awareness and energy-use behaviour. Based on the recommendations in this paper, Malaysian universities can adopt energy conservation methods that can be in harmony with their policies and strategies. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-188552017-10-20T02:38:55Z http://eprints.utm.my/18855/ Energy conservation opportunities in Malaysian universities Ng, Sock Yen Abdul Shakur, Elia Syarafina Choong, Weng Wai T Technology (General) The Ministry of Education Malaysia has urged all education centres to conserve energy. Energy wastage tends to occur in Malaysian universities mainly due to inefficient use of energy and lack of awareness among building users. In this context, energy conservation should be implemented to optimize energy use. This paper discusses the concept of a sustainable university with a view to propose some steps to conserve energy and achieve sustainability. Review of literature reveals that energy conservation methods can be classified into two categories: structural and non-structural. Within the context of these two categories, five high-impact energy conservation methods are suggested, including renewable energy, improvement of energy efficiency, energy usage management and monitoring, promotion and integration of energy concept, improvement on energy-saving awareness and energy-use behaviour. Based on the recommendations in this paper, Malaysian universities can adopt energy conservation methods that can be in harmony with their policies and strategies. Faculty of Geoinformation Science and Engineering, UTM 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/18855/1/ChoongWengWai2010_EnergyConservationOpportunitiesInMalaysianUniversities.pdf text/html en http://eprints.utm.my/18855/2/Energy_Conservation_Opportunities_In_Malaysian_Universities_final%202010.pdf Ng, Sock Yen and Abdul Shakur, Elia Syarafina and Choong, Weng Wai (2010) Energy conservation opportunities in Malaysian universities. Malaysian Journal of Real Estate, 5 (1). 26- 35. ISSN 1823-8505 |
| spellingShingle | T Technology (General) Ng, Sock Yen Abdul Shakur, Elia Syarafina Choong, Weng Wai Energy conservation opportunities in Malaysian universities |
| title | Energy conservation opportunities in Malaysian universities |
| title_full | Energy conservation opportunities in Malaysian universities |
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| title_short | Energy conservation opportunities in Malaysian universities |
| title_sort | energy conservation opportunities in malaysian universities |
| topic | T Technology (General) |
| url | http://eprints.utm.my/18855/1/ChoongWengWai2010_EnergyConservationOpportunitiesInMalaysianUniversities.pdf http://eprints.utm.my/18855/2/Energy_Conservation_Opportunities_In_Malaysian_Universities_final%202010.pdf |
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