Lukewarm reception to Cyberjaya green building scheme

DESPITE offering a 5% assessment rebate for buildings certified with the Green Building Index (GBI) in Cyberjaya, only one building owner out of the 11 GBI-certified buildings had applied for the scheme. Sepang Municipal Council (MPSepang) president Puasa Md Taib said that the council had started the scheme in 2013 but the response was lukewarm.

“We will send out an official letter to invite them to participate in the scheme,” he said after chairing the council’s full board meeting yesterday. He added that the scheme was to encourage developers to practise energy efficiency and green technology in their buildings, as part of the council’s mission to be a low-carbon city.