{"id":24596,"date":"2025-07-26T11:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T02:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiajournaux.com\/?p=24596"},"modified":"2025-07-26T12:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T03:42:44","slug":"opus-consultants-and-gbi-forge-strategic-collaboration-to-advance-green-building-in-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiajournaux.com\/?p=24596","title":{"rendered":"Opus Consultants and GBI Forge Strategic Collaboration to Advance Green Building in Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Opus<br \/>\nConsultants, through its wholly owned subsidiary Opus Energy Sdn Bhd (Opus<br \/>\nEnergy) \u2013 Malaysia\u2019s largest Energy Service Company (ESCO) and a leading<br \/>\nprovider of energy-efficiency and green infrastructure solutions, has<br \/>\nformalised a strategic collaboration with the Green Building Index (GBI) for<br \/>\nthe joint-advancement of green building solutions for both retrofits and new<br \/>\ndevelopments, with the goal of achieving GBI certifications. Additionally, the<br \/>\ncollaboration will support nationwide awareness and capacity-building efforts<br \/>\naround green and sustainable building practices. <\/p>\n<p>This<br \/>\npartnership marks a pivotal &#8211; milestone in Malaysia\u2019s transition toward a<br \/>\nlow-carbon built environment, particularly in scaling energy retrofits and<br \/>\ndriving compliance with national sustainability goals. The MoBE outlines a<br \/>\nshared commitment by Opus Energy and GBI to accelerate the adoption of<br \/>\nenergy-efficiency and GBI-compliant solutions across both public and private<br \/>\nsector assets, with targeted outreach in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah,<br \/>\nand Sarawak.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting<br \/>\non the signing, Ir. Vincent Tang, Director of Opus East Malaysia stated,<br \/>\n\u201cOur collaboration with GBI represents a strategic step in scaling sustainable<br \/>\ninfrastructure across Malaysia\u2019s built environment. By leveraging on our<br \/>\nZero-Capex Green Retrofit Model, we enable asset owners to unlock long-term<br \/>\noperational savings and ESG value without &#8211; upfront capital investment. This<br \/>\nperformance-based model not only supports the National Energy Transition<br \/>\nRoadmap (NETR) but also positions Opus Energy as a trusted partner in<br \/>\ndelivering bankable, data-driven outcomes aligned with national sustainability<br \/>\ngoals and investor expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Opus<br \/>\nEnergy has a proven track record in energy and green retrofits &#8211; across<br \/>\nhealthcare, commercial, industrial, and government buildings, delivering<br \/>\nmeasurable outcomes that enhance asset value and contribute to GBI<br \/>\ncertification.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\ncollaboration also includes joint industry engagement and stakeholder education<br \/>\nto mainstream sustainable design principles and practices nationwide. \u201cAs<br \/>\nMalaysia&#8217;s industry recognized green rating tool for buildings, GBI welcomes<br \/>\nthis collaboration as a meaningful step towards advancing our mission to<br \/>\nmainstream sustainable building practices across the nation. Strategic<br \/>\npartnerships like this are vital in accelerating impactful transformation at<br \/>\nscale and fostering a greener, more resilient built environment,\u201d said Ar.<br \/>\nSarly Adre Sarkum, CEO of GBI.<\/p>\n<p>This<br \/>\ninitiative reflects a broader shift in how the public and private sectors are<br \/>\ncoming together to future-proof infrastructure through innovation, compliance<br \/>\nand measurable impact.\u00a0 As more<br \/>\norganisations seek sustainable and cost-effective ways to modernize, this<br \/>\npartnership sets a model for integrating<br \/>\nsustainable engineering excellence with green certification frameworks. <\/p>\n<p>Ir.<br \/>\nVincent Tang further remarked, \u201cThis collaboration represents a timely<br \/>\nadvancement not only for West Malaysia but also for East Malaysia, where<br \/>\nmomentum for energy transition and sustainable development is gaining pace.<br \/>\n\u201cSabah and Sarawak offer significant potential for energy efficiency and green<br \/>\nretrofitting. Through this partnership, Opus Energy is well-positioned to<br \/>\nsupport regional stakeholders with scalable, data-driven solutions that deliver<br \/>\nmeasurable impact and align with national sustainability direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This<br \/>\nstrategic collaboration between Opus Energy and GBI highlights the alignment<br \/>\nbetween innovative engineering, sustainability goals and green certification. By<br \/>\nuniting performance-driven delivery with industry standards, the partnership<br \/>\nsets a new benchmark for advancing green buildings that deliver tangible<br \/>\nenvironmental and economic benefits. <\/p>\n<p>As a key<br \/>\nenabler of the nation\u2019s energy transition, Opus Energy remains committed to<br \/>\ndriving sustainability transformation through its zero-capex retrofit model,<br \/>\nregional market presence, and end-to-end sustainability solutions. Backed by a<br \/>\nstrong implementation track record and a focus on ESG-integrated outcomes, the<br \/>\ncompany continues to empower clients to future-proof their assets while<br \/>\nadvancing Malaysia\u2019s low-carbon ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\ncollaboration was officially sealed with the exchange of a Memorandum of<br \/>\nBusiness Exploration (MoBE)<br \/>\nduring the recent Kuala Lumpur Architecture Festival 2025 held at the Kuala<br \/>\nLumpur Convention Centre. Representing Opus Energy was Kaveta Chelliah,<br \/>\nHead of Sustainability Engineering Solutions, while GBI was represented by Ar.<br \/>\nSarly Andre Sarkum and witnessed by Ir. Vincent Tang together with Ar. Dr.<br \/>\nTan Loke Mun, Ar. David Teoh Wui Leng and Ar. Axxu Hoi Jung Wai.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Opus Energy and GBI, log on to<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uemedgenta.com\/\">http:\/\/www.uemedgenta.com\/<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingindex.org\/\">http:\/\/www.greenbuildingindex.org\/<\/a><br \/>\nrespectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opus Consultants, through its wholly owned subsidiary Opus Energy Sdn Bhd (Opus Energy) \u2013 Malaysia\u2019s largest Energy Service Company (ESCO) and a leading provider of energy-efficiency and green infrastructure solutions, has formalised a strategic collaboration with the Green Building Index (GBI) for the joint-advancement of green building solutions for both retrofits and new developments, with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24598,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-malaysia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiajournaux.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiajournaux.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiajournaux.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiajournaux.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiajournaux.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24596"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/asiajournaux.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24597,"href":"https:\/\/asiajournaux.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24596\/revisions\/24597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiajournaux.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiajournaux.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiajournaux.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiajournaux.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}