The Energy Commission of Malaysia's Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) has launched National Building Intensity (BEI) Labelling for Government Buildings.
The initiative aims to optimise energy consumption levels in government buildings in Malaysia and encourage owners to make energy use more efficient. The BEI label has a star rating, with five stars for the most efficient buildings.
In phase one, to be introduced by end-2018, involves 100 buildings of ministries, departments and agencies under MESTECC and the Prime Minister's Department. The next phase will run from 2019 for four years and cover 1,900 government buildings such as offices, hospitals, universities, polytechnics and schools; the third phase, from 2023, is to label 3,000 buildings.
