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Universities & Research Institutions

GreenRE upholds a non profit-oriented guiding credo. Much
of its proceeds are reinvested into R&D activities to grow new
International Advocacy
technologies and strategies to drive high-performance buildings
and township. To date RM80,000 worth of research grants have
MOU between GreenRE, REHDA, REDAS & SGBC been disbursed to 5 universities. GreenRE fully intends to scale the
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between GreenRE, pipeline with more grants put forward to the academia fraternity.
Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia
(REHDA), Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore
(REDAS), and the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) University Tunku Abdul Rahman: 2 Grants
was officially signed during the International Built Environment • Benchmarking of non-residential
Week (IBEW) 2022. The signing ceremony, witnessed by buildings EEI performance
Singapore’s Minister for National Development, Mr. Desmond • Effectiveness of GreenRE restaurant
Lee, and CEO of the Singapore Building and Construction toolkit
Authority (BCA), Mr. Kelvin Wong, took place during the SGBC
Industry Engagement Pavilion in Sands & Expo Convention Centre, Singapore, in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia: 2 Grants
September 2022.
• Computational BIM-based automated
Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM) and the CEO Action The MOU will strengthen collaboration among the organisations, green building evaluation system
Network (CAN) formed an alliance to drive impactful poised to forge strategic aspects of information exchange, joint • Review of application of OTTV and
conversations among the industry’s stakeholders in a Whole learning initiatives, R&D activities and to mobilise business RETV calculation
of Government, All of Society approach. Central to activating collaboration between Singapore and Malaysia. This partnership
sustainable development in the real estate sector, GreenRE also provides an avenue for products certified by the Singapore
was instrumental in organising a series of roundtables with Green Building Product (SGBP) certification scheme with Xiamen University and Universiti Teknologi MARA
the aim of engaging relevant stakeholders to provide policy GreenRE building certification to be promoted for Malaysian • Life Cycle Assessment of embodied
recommendations for the Malaysian government. developments.
and operational carbon in high-rise
Since 2021, seven Property & Construction roundtables have Strategic Partner for the Cambodia Green Building Council office buildings
been organised to underpin the need for a clear, long-term (CamGBC)
national roadmap towards lowering GHG emissions – 2050 GreenRE expanded its international presence through a Strategic
and beyond. In tandem, enhanced regulations, improved Partnership endeavour with the Cambodia Green Building
governance and targeted incentives were the top three Council. This partnership seeks to advance the sustainability
recommendations to rapidly drive the private sector towards agenda in Cambodia by leveraging GreenRE’s certification tool. Universiti Malaya
lowering their GHG emissions. GreenRE will continue to forge Through this collaboration, efforts will be made to promote and
ahead, to drive sustainable property development through its implement green building practices in Cambodia, contributing to • Energy benchmarking for residential
engagement with the government and private sectors. the country’s overall sustainability goals. homes
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