Green Architecture For Transforming Malacca Tourism Building : A Case Study At Mini Malaysia And Asean Cultural Park

Yapp, Keay Kai Yi (2016) Green Architecture For Transforming Malacca Tourism Building : A Case Study At Mini Malaysia And Asean Cultural Park. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

This research discusses about green architecture for transforming Malacca tourism building in Mini Malaysia and ASEAN Cultural Park, Malacca. In order to study on green architecture for transforming Malacca tourism building into green building, this research targets on two major issues, which consist of: 1) The criteria of green architecture for a tourism building, and 2) The strategies involved in transforming tourism building (Mini Malaysia and Mini ASEAN Cultural Park) in Malacca into a green building. The researcher conducted the research of this case study in qualitative method, in which semi-structured interview are conducted with the respondents from Mini Malaysia and ASEAN Cultural Park, and the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Malaysia, Malacca office. Based on the case study, the criteria of green architecture for a tourism building include energy efficiency and conservation, water efficiency and conservation, working with climate, materials and resources, sustainable site planning and management, indoor environmental quality and respect for users, holism, integrated design, waste management, building operation and management, liveable communities, and innovation. Meanwhile, the strategies involved in transforming tourism building into green building consist of sustainable design principle application, benchmarking, day lighting and shading study, thermal scanning, retro-commissioning, retrofitting, measurement and monitoring, plumbing fixtures, policies and procedures, and change management application. Also, the innovative solutions in encouraging the transformation of green architecture into tourism building in Malacca are proposed in the case study.

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