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to ‘greener’ fuels, and outsourcing to a greater degree to more efficiently run services. Additionally, MOH is looking to increase its collaboration with industry, universities, and local and international experts, on key strategic areas – namely green practice awareness, skills, knowledge, and research, and reducing emissions by enhancing energy efficiency.
Conclusions Government healthcare facilities in Malaysia have experienced significant transformation since 2015, when MOH integrated sustainability programmes into the hospital FM contract. Efforts to decarbonise the healthcare sector are still ongoing, and it remains a monumental task – but many advancements and progress have been made. However, much catching up is still needed, particularly in expanding the current initiatives and pushing for more green, low carbon, and alternative energy source projects. Benchmarking of all GHG scopes is still ongoing to identify emission ‘hotspots’ in the healthcare system. Only then can a meaningful transition pathway towards decarbonising and Net Zero emissions be developed for Malayasia’s healthcare facilities.
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n Acknowledgment
This article, titled ‘Decarbonising facilities in Malaysian healthcare’, first appeared in the IFHE Digest 2023. HEJ would like to thank the authors, the Digest’s Editor, and the IFHE, for allowing its reproduction in slightly edited form here.
Dr Khairul Azmy Kamaluddin P.Eng
Dr Khairul Azmy Kamaluddin P.Eng has a BSc in Electrical (Power) Engineering, an MSc in Building Services Engineering, and PhD. in Energy Efficiency for Healthcare Buildings. He is the current President of the Biomedical Engineering Association of Malaysia (BEAM), a Council member of IAC-CFM and IFHE, a certified ASAPM Project Practitioner, a Certified Energy Manager (CEM), and a Registered Electrical Energy Manager (REEM). He is regarded as an MOH ‘expert referral’ on healthcare-related building and engineering system design, with particular expertise in building condensation issues, energy efficiency, and green initiatives.
Ts Noor Muhammad Abd Rahman P.Eng
Ts Noor Muhammad Abd Rahman has a B.Eng. (Hons) in Electrical Engineering, an MSc in Sustainable Infrastructure, is a registered professional engineer with BEM Malaysia and a registered professional technologist with MBOT Malaysia. He is also a registered electrical energy manager with Energy Commission, an Authorised Person (low voltage), HTM 06-02 accredited by City & Guilds UK, a photovoltaic (PV) arrays qualified person certified by Scottish Qualifications Certificate, and LEED AP (O&M) certified by USGBC. He has 15 years’ experience in healthcare engineering and facility management, including green building and sustainability programmes. He is currently the head of the Sustainability Sector in the Engineering Services Division at the Ministry of Health Malaysia.
Dr Muhammad Syukri Imran Abdullah P.Eng
Dr Muhammad Syukri Imran Abdullah has a BEng in Civil Environmental Engineering, an MEng in Civil Engineering, a PhD in Energy Efficiency, and is an ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer, He is a registered professional engineer with BEM Malaysia, and a professional technologist (Green Technology) with MBOT Malaysia. He is also an accredited LEED AP (O&M), an MGTC-certified M&V professional, and has 20 years’ experience in healthcare engineering, healthcare FM, civil engineering design, and project management, including on ‘green building’ and sustainability programmes. He is currently a Fellow of the Institute of Sustainability and Renewable Energy (ISuRE) at the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, and has been a full-time lecturer there since 2022, focusing on R&D opportunities in healthcare settings.
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