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Green Material Technologies in the Malaysian Construction Industry: Current Trends and Future Prospects

Author(s): Audrey Primus 1 ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5314-5674 , Muhammad Syafruddin 2 , Abbas Zulkifly 3 , Surya Dewi Puspitasari 4 ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1810-1622 , Cut Yusnar 5 , Jovale Vincent Tongco 6 ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7047-1703 , Amit Kumar Maharjan 7 ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2568-6366 , Rabin Maharjan 8 ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2258-2086 , Jayapadma Mudalige Miyuru Uthpala Jayapadma 9 , 10 , ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6126-9968 , Yuangga Rizky Illahi 9 , 10 , ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9587-0288 , Muhamad Diki Permana 11 , 12 , ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5871-5004
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1 Facuty of Civil and Construction Engineering, Curtin University Malaysia, CDT 250, Miri 98009, Malaysia
2 Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
3 DL Engineering, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
5 Department of Civil Engineering, Lhokseumawe State Polytechnic, Lhokseumawe 24301, Indonesia
6 Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
7 Organization for Public Health and Environment Management, Lalitpur Metropolitan City – 10, Nepal
8 Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
9 Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi, 4-3-11 Takeda, Kofu 400-8511, Yamanashi, Japan
10 Integrated Graduate School of Medicine, Engineering, and Agricultural Sciences, University of Yamanashi, 4-3-11 Takeda, Kofu 400-8511, Yamanashi, Japan
11 Center for Crystal Science and Technology, University of Yamanashi, 4-3-11 Takeda, Kofu 400-8511, Yamanashi, Japan
12 Special Educational Program for Green Energy Conversion Science and Technology, Integrated Graduate School of Medicine, Engineering, and Agricultural Science, University of Yamanashi, 4-3-11 Takeda, Kofu 400-8511, Yamanashi, Japan

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Rapid urbanization and industrialization coupled with growing population causes rapid development of the construction industry. The construction activities carried out and improper construction waste management can result in significant environmental impact if not mitigated such as air and dust pollution, surface water pollution and noise pollution. Government policies and initiatives for sustainable construction has been formulated and implemented in Malaysia to promote green construction.  The adoption of industrialised building system (IBS) is encouraged to achieve construction waste minimization and reduction starting from the design and planning stage of construction. The implementation of 3Rs strategies is also significant to reduce the construction waste generated and minimize the environmental pollution caused by landfill disposal of construction waste. Agricultural waste can be incorporated in the manufacturing of concrete as substitute for cement or aggregate hence can decrease the greenhouse gases emission associated with cement manufacturing. Several green materials technologies including solar photovoltaic system, cooling roof system and rainwater harvesting system are implemented in Malaysia.

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SUBMITTED: 08 March 2025
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.53623/tebt.v3i1.628

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Primus, A. ., Syafruddin, M. ., Zulkifly, A. ., Puspitasari, S. D. ., Yusnar, C. ., Tongco, J. V. ., Maharjan, A. K. ., Maharjan, R. ., Jayapadma, J. M. M. U. ., Illahi, Y. R. ., & Permana, M. D. . (2025). Green Material Technologies in the Malaysian Construction Industry: Current Trends and Future Prospects. Tropical Environment, Biology, and Technology, 3(1), 25–39. https://doi.org/10.53623/tebt.v3i1.628
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