Building integrated photovoltaic (bipv) implementation: developer perspective
Sustainable development is one of the main issues in the developing world today. In order to achieve sustainable development, the construction and energy sector has been identified by global community as the key area that need to be prioritized. Due to the interdependency of these two sectors, the M...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Thesis |
| Published: |
2015
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7874/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7874/1/AARON_YAP_BOON_KIAN.pdf |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | Sustainable development is one of the main issues in the developing world today. In
order to achieve sustainable development, the construction and energy sector has
been identified by global community as the key area that need to be prioritized. Due
to the interdependency of these two sectors, the Malaysian government has done
extensive research and development on renewable energy (RE). One of the key
initiatives is the introduction of the Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV).
However, the implementation of BIPV is still relatively weak in the Malaysia context.
This because of the developers’ are sceptical on investing in BIPV and are concern to
short term profit based rather than long term investment. However, with the latest
economic investment into Iskandar Johor, BIPV have good prospect ahead. The
purpose of this research is to introduce developers as a catalyst or push factor in the
implementation of BIPV in Malaysia. The method used is Qualitative In-depth
Interview to get a wide perspective and a depth perspective. Data from seven
developers gathered from the interview addressed their concerns and also ways to
overcome the concerns plus also their strategy in the selection of BIPV. The results
are very promising and showed the determination of the developers in implementing
BIPV into the housing projects with the developers providing a very positive
feedback into the research. In conclusion, BIPV has promising potential to be
implemented in Malaysia and it is important in increasing the awareness of the
construction industry players in sustainable development. The outcome of this
research is beneficial the knowledge of the developers and increase awareness to the
house buyers. |
|---|