Energy Efficiency in Buildings Project

The LEO (Low Energy Office) Building in Putrajaya was first occupied in 2004. Building energy management has been practised since then. The building energy index in 2005 was 114kWj / m2 / year but the index had decreased to 104kWj / m2 / year in 2006. An energy audit was done on the Block E6 Ministry of Health and Block B6 Economic Planning Unit (EPU) of the Prime Minister's Department buildings in Putrajaya. The audit showed that the energy index of the LEO Building was lower than conventional buildings.

The MEWC organised two seminars in 2006 to share the experience of the LEO Building and energy efficiency management, namely “Energy Efficiency in Buildings - How to Achieve Immediate Savings” on 24 January 2006 in Kuala Lumpur and “MEWC Low Energy Office: Lessons Learnt” on 4 May 2006 in Putrajaya.

The seminar on Energy Efficiency in Buildings was targeted at Government agencies and departments, local authorities, building owners and maintenance, and professional bodies in the energy industry. 200 participants attended the seminar.

The “MEWC Low Energy Office: Lessons Learnt” seminar was attended by 300 people from Government agencies and the private sector. By creating awareness with such programmes, the Ministry hopes to increase the effectiveness of energy usage among members of the public.

Other continuous activities implemented under this project include monitoring the energy usage index on a monthly basis, receiving visitors, and delivering talks and preparing brochures on the LEO Building.

The LEO building won first place in the “Energy Efficient Building Best Practices Competition 2006” at the ASEAN level under the “New and Existing Building” category. The award was presented at a special ceremony organised on 27 July 2006 in conjunction with the 24th ASEAN Energy Ministers meeting in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Deputy Minister of Energy, Water and Communications received the award on behalf of the Malaysian