CYBERJAYA AT THE FOREFRONT OF GREEN TECHNOLOGY

By Nurul Halawati Azhari

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama)-- When Prime Minister Najib Razak introduced the
Green Technology as one of the new economic drivers for the nation, Cyberjaya
was given the honour of being the pioneer green city.

Ir Hafidz Hashim, the Managing Director of Cyberview Sdn Bhd, the
landowner and developer of Malaysia's premier cyber city, noted that in line with
the newfound status, the iGREET (Information on Green Technology) monthly seminar
series was introduced by the company

“iGREET is the perfect platform for our stakeholders to share ideas on how to
take advantage of the green infrastructure and holistic ecosystem Cyberjaya has
to offer. iGREET is also a great opportunity for attendees to generate business
leads among developers and existing tenants in Cyberjaya,” he said.

The seminars held at the Tasik Cyberjaya Clubhouse aim to introduce green
technology possibilities to Cyberjaya's developers and stakeholders.

“IGREET series is not only a result of our new status as a pioneer Green City as
designated by the Government, but also as our own initiative to champion
ecological responsibilities as Malaysia’s leading cyber city and (Multimedia
Super Carridor) MSC Malaysia hub,” added Ir Hafidz.

The recent third iGREET seminar, revealed that city councils stand to save up to
nearly RM2.5 million (US$792,644) annually in utility bills per 300 street lamps
with the use of integrated power monitoring solutions.

Guest speaker Sumit Goel of KLG Systel Ltd, technology partner of Lucid Energy
Sdn Bhd, pointed out that the ConnectGaia intelligent power management system
used for Mumbai’s streetlamps had helped in optimising power consumption.

“Active management of power supply can be done remotely, and can
significantly improve the cost of residential, commercial, and metropolitan
infrastructure. For instance, switching on alternate streetlamps off-peak night
traffic hours immediately halves power consumption,” said Goel.

The iGREET series previously covered topics including grey water
collection, and treatment and reuse, energy-efficient LED lighting solutions, and
organic waste management for power generation solutions and the Green Building Index
(GBI).

The session also featured K.C. Low, vice president of Schneider Electric's IT
business in Malaysia and Thailand who demonstrated APC’s energy efficient data
centre power and cooling management systems.

APC’s presentation highlighted how more than 50 per cent of conventional data
centre power consumption go inefficiently to provide power and cooling instead
of actual data load, with APC’s scalable solutions increasing efficiency up to
95 per cent.

APC solutions are currently deployed at Basis Bay, a leading IT
outsourcing services provider and data centre in Cyberjaya servicing more than 300
local and international clients.

Meanwhile, Augustine Koh of Green Purchasing Network Malaysia gave
an overview of Thailand’s innovative and highly successful Wongpanit Recycling
System, a potential model for Cyberjaya as a Green City pioneer.

Yuso Yamada of Yasui Architects and Engineers also demonstrated the
feasibility of retrofitting existing buildings in Cyberjaya to achieve at least a
GBI Silver status.

Participants also made a site visit to the Shell Service Centre, the first
building in Cyberjaya to be pre-certified with Leadership in Energy &
Environmental Design (LEED) Gold status. A presentation on its green-driven
design and construction was delivered by Jeffery Ling, director of architectural
firm Architects61.

The seminar series so far has seen enthusiastic attendance by major
stakeholders, developers and tenants in Cyberjaya.

He said as a cyber city on the cutting-edge of innovation and technology,
Cyberjaya is poised to play host to commercial, residential, business and
institutional developments built around sustainable technologies that would
strengthen investor and tenant sentiments towards Cyberview’s four pillars - a
place to live, study, work and play.
-- BERNAMA