Yahaya, Shaiful Rizal Che
(2020)
Sustainable Design Elements In The
Building Conservation Policy In
Malaysia.
Masters thesis, Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut.
Abstract
The integration of Sustainable Design Elements (SDEs) and Practices into
building conservation works would bring environmental, social and economic benefits
whilst retaining its historical values. However, any intervention to historic buildings
must adhere to the principles of building conservation which poses a challenge to
ensure its historic values are protected whilst addressing the contemporary needs such
as SDEs and statutory requirements. Currently, there is a lack in the present guidelines
in Malaysia’s Jabatan Warisan Negara (JWN) that integrates SDEs and Practices into
the building conservation works. Without proper guideline, the integration SDEs and
Practices into building conservation works may not be holistic. This research aims to
propose the SDEs and Practices suitable to be integrated into JWN’s guidelines on
building conservation. This research has three objectives. Objective 1 was achieved
through documentary analysis, in which 60 SDEs and Practices items were identified
and grouped into five main categories. Interview session has been conducted with 26
respondents for achievement of objectives 2 and 3. It is discovered that these SDEs
and Practices had already been practiced voluntarily in some of the building
conservation works to some various degrees and at some various conservation works
stages. This shows that these SDEs and Practices have large potential to be fully
adapted and adopted into JWN’s building conservation guidelines. Incorporating these
SDEs and Practices into the existing guidelines for conservation works will provide
guidance to architects, building conservators and other stakeholders in promoting a
greener and sustainable practice of building conservation works in Malaysia.
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