Building energy consumption in Malaysia: an overview

• Main Authors: Hassan, J. S., Mohamad Zin, Rosli, Abd. Majid, Muhd. Zaimi, Balubaid, Saeed Omar, Hainin, Mohd. Rosli
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM 2014
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/52041/1/RosliMohamadZin2014_Buildingenergyconsumption.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/52041/; http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v70.3574

Buildings consume up to 40% of the total global energy. By the year 2030, the consumption is expected to increase to 50%. In Malaysia, buildings consume a total of 48% of the electricity generated in the country. Commercial buildings consume up to 38,645 Giga watts (GWh) while Residential buildings...