GTower is a SGD$200+ million 30-storey office-retail-hotel development being built on 199, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur. It is slated to be officially opened only in 2009. More interestingly, it is the first building in Malaysia to achieve the globally recognised BCA Green Mark GOLD award (Provisional) from our very own Building & Construction Authority.
Now, the GOLD rating means that GTower is 20 per cent more energy-efficient than a normal building. Some of its green features are:
1. A pay-as-you-use billing system for the use of air-conditioning by its tenants
2. Special glass panels that lower the amount of heat transmitted from the external environment to the interior of the building
3. A rain water harvesting/recycling system
4. Green spaces "decorated" with paintings and potted plants
5. A ventilation system that channels more oxygen into different parts of the building when the level of carbon dioxide in the air rises
What You Have To Do
Before the end of Term 3 Week 8 (11 - 17 August), your group should have completed the following tasks:
1. Submit your FILA chart to your PW teacher/s for assessment before we bug you... -.-"
2. Post a new blog entry based on any of GTower's green features listed above. State the feature that impresses you the most, and explain why it is worth praising.
3. Ask your friends to inform us of the URLs of their group blogs and other details (e.g. their group names and form classes) via email as soon as possible, if they have yet to do so. They can send their emails to iloveprojectwork@hotmail.com.
Happy Blogging!
Mr. Yeo
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