Green Pages Malaysia is an information resource directory for green building products and services. The primary objective of Green Pages Malaysia is in connecting sustainable building products and services to conscientious clients, developers and building professionals. This directory is available both online and also in the form of a hard copy magazine. The user-friendly, online Read More…
We have been asked a lot about the difference between the Straight Heat Pipe and Wrap-around (U-shaped) Heat Pipe, so there it is. Wrap-around (U-shaped) Heat Pipes are primarily used for energy saving and humidity control. They provide a very reliable and energy saving alternative to electric heaters or other forms of reheating. There are typically Read More…
It is of extreme importance for the Hospitals, clinics and healthcare centres to install proper mechanisms for maintaining safe and healthy Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). Hospitals are places where sick people interact with other sick people as well as healthy people. The sick people have poor immune system and are vulnerable to catching such diseases Read More…
Malaysian Prime Minister in Budget 2010 announced the following Tax Incentives for promoting Green Building Construction: a) Buildings owners awarded the Green Building Index (GBI) certificate will be given tax exemption equivalent to 100% of the additional capital expenditure incurred to obtain the GBI certificate. The exemption is allowed to be set-off against 100% of the statutory income Read More…
Invirotech Systems has attained another third party certification… this time from TUV, a company of German origin and globally renowned authority in the field of testing and certification services. The testing was led by the TUV Team, CMD Services (Malaysia) was hired for carrying out the actual measurements of performance data. This time the objective of Read More…
Following elements may act separately or in combination to lead to Sick Building Syndrome: Chemical contaminants from outdoor sources: Outdoor air that enters a building can be a source of indoor pollution. Pollutants from motor vehicle exhausts, plumbing vents, and building exhausts (bathrooms and kitchens) can enter the building through poorly located air intake vents, Read More…
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is an instance where the occupants of a particular building suffer from health issues that do not have any cause or illness to it but are linked to the time spent in the building. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), sick building syndrome is strongly suspected when the following circumstances are Read More…
According to Wikipedia, a hospital-acquired infection or HAI or nosocomial infection is an infection whose development is favored by a hospital environment, such as one acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff. Such infections include fungal and bacterial infections and are aggravated by the reduced resistance of individual patients. These infections can be caused Read More…
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