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Powerpoint TemplatesGreen Sustainability Conference Asia 2011

By

Dr. Wong Kong Yew

Group Vice President Industry and Strategic Projects

UCSI University

Leading Research in

“Eco- Hospitality” Management

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Examples of some Green Practices:

• Golden Sands Resort & Spa, Penang– Mud balls, Marine rehabilitation programmes, collaboration with the

community and local organisations, ISO 14001 certified, environmental policy and practices, green products, training

• Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa, Penang– Turtle Conservation Programme, fund-raising initiative, heat pumps

• Swiss-Garden Golf Resort & Spa Damai Laut, Pangkor– Grows and consumes its own herbs and vegetables, solid waste

management, use of natural own-grown products.

• Rebak Island Resort & Spa– Environmental Awareness Committee, Energy saving lights and bulbs,

Tree saplings planted by guests

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Overall Direction of UCSI University - FoHM in

Sustainable Development / Green Practices

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Part of the Culture: … All Students’ Activities focus

on Eco-Hospitality

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Environment

• Choice and Treatment of Materials

• Educate the community in Green Practices (Hotels, Petrol Station, etc)

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Human:

Employee Engagement

• Regular meetings

• Brainstorming

• Idea box

• Eco-hospitality corner

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Teaching Eco-hospitality

�Sharing

�Case studies

�Innovative ideas

�Applications

�Real-life experience

Making Green Tangible

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Research: CERVIE at UCSI· Centre of Excellence for Research, Value Innovation and Entrepreneurship was

established in Dec 2009 with the Vision to be recognised as a broad based University

that actively engaged in innovative research contribution and entrepreneurial activities.

• Grant: RM4.8Million in 2011• UCSI University BizPlan Competition winners from 2010 competition are preparing to enter

the global PolyU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Student Challenge in Hong Kong this

year with their energy-harvesting device designed to conserve and convert waste energy into electrical energy to recharge smart phones.

• Another group of our young entrepreneurs recently took a silver award as well as the Eco-Business Innovation Award at the HSBC Young Entrepreneur Awards for an invention that cultivates mushrooms using coffee waste.

• And the university’s Faculty of Management and Information Technology recently launched

its new research and development lab, strictly dedicated to the research of “green”

technology.

• Faculty of Hospitality and Management, secured RM80k to research on

Eco-Hospitality concepts and application

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Physical Structure: UCSI Hotel Kuching at Isthmus City Island

• Green Building Index

– MS1525:2007

– Design

– Livable

– Energy foot print

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Construction Costs

Cost up

Many equipment already green

Choice of raw materials

Treatment

ROI

Productivity Up

Operation Costs Down (BMS)

Maintenance Costs Down

Marketing Value and RevPar Up

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Livable

• Air

– Detect CO2 in Public Area

• Noise

– Choice of Linen, wall paper, curtain, carpet

areas

• Lights

– The art of increasing natural light and

reduce glaring

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Energy

• Renewable Energy

– Solar 0.5% energy (20yrs ROI)

• Cost is high

– Cost of Wait and See… (economies of scale)

• Lifespan

– Most major equipment offer up to 25yrs (80%

efficiency)

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Implementation challenge during

construction

• Sewage system during construction

• Waste to the river and marine life issues

• Air bond pollution

• Construction waste

• Supply of construction materials

– Local or nearby • (Import of eco-friendly product is not eco-friendly due to transportation)

• Recycle material not available in Malaysia

• Choice of timber - replant…

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Design Vs. Operation

• Guest discomfort threshold

• Disseminate information –

– maintenance, housekeeping, engineering,

kitchen etc

• BMS

– Sensor, Schedule, Monitor, Maintenance

• Harnessing river water to cool the building… but

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Green is a journey

not a destination !

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UCSI Eco-Campus

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Eco-Hospitality Hotels by UCSI

UCSI Hotel Bandar Springhill – Resort and Convention

Le Quadri a boutique hotel by UCSI

UCSI Hotel Kuching – Hotel & Convention

UCSI Tower and Hotel Kuala Lumpur – Business and Hotel

Thank You !