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CONCLUSION
The Government has initiated various ways to promote substantial implementation of green and sustainable construction in Malaysia through robust national plans over the years . It has even shifted its main emphasis from the conventional and costly ‘ grow first , clean-up later ’ approach to a greener course of “ Green Growth ” in the most recent Malaysia Plan to ensure that most of the projects procured are environmentally sustainable . In line with the national agenda , several sustainable construction-related initiatives have been made available “ by the industry and for the industry ” such as the GBI for green buildings . The Government has also strategized its ambition to transform the Malaysian construction industry use of modern and sustainable methods of construction through a number of sustainable and green programmes such as the IBS Roadmap and National Green Technology Policy ( NGTP ) to ensure an effective and efficient delivery of the Malaysia Plans .
The construction industry in Malaysia is expected to undergo a full transformation from a conventional into a modern , highly productive and sustainable industry by 2020 under the Construction Industry Transformation Programme ( CITP ) blueprint . The CITP blueprint , which forms part of the 11 th Malaysia Plan ( 2016 – 2020 ), comprises of 18 initiatives from four key strategic thrusts : quality , safety and professionalism ; environmental sustainability ; productivity ; and internalisation . Besides ensuring the Malaysian construction industry becomes a low carbon , sustainable building and infrastructure model country especially to ASEAN counterparts , the CITP blueprint also looks into initiatives that are able to inspire faster adoption of the IBS construction techniques through the establishment of appropriate economic mechanisms and modern practices .
The importance of sustainable construction and environmental sustainability has been systematically developed , addressed and documented not only in the 11 th Malaysia Plan but also in the CITP . Based on the initiatives developed that are fully supported by various stages of goals and a comprehensive governance structure , the aim of transforming construction in Malaysia seems feasible and achievable by MAMPAN . Now it is the responsibility of Government implementing agencies and industry practitioners to put them into the real practice by overcoming all the key issues and challenges .
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