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Suzaini Zaid

0000-0002-4979-0555

Senior Lecturer (Environmental philosophy)

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Suzaini Zaid is currently working as a lecturer at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Facutlty of Built Environment, University of Malaya. Suzaini holds a PhD degree in Planning and Urban Development from Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales. She has over 3 years of teaching experience in the fields of building surveying, urban planning, and sustainable development. Her current research interest focuses on energy efficiency, zero-carbon development and urban management. Suzaini helped test the United Nations Environment Programme’s Sustainable Building and Climate Initiative (UNEP-SBCI)’s Common Carbon Metric and Protocol tool into the Malaysian context in ther PhD research. Her research was conducted in collaboration of the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, University of New South Wales, UNEP-SBCI, and the City Hall of Kuala Lumpur.

Publications

  • The Need for Energy Efficiency Legislation in Malaysian Building Sector. A Comparative Study of South East Asian Policies
  • Low-Cost Housing in Malaysia: A Contribution to Sustainable Development?
  • GHG emission of low-cost housing in Malaysia using UNEP-SBCI Common Carbon Metric. Case study of Kuala Lumpur

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Co-workers & collaborators

  • Peter Graham

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