Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and Mega PJ Sdn Bhd signed a memorandum
of agreement (MoA) at UTAR Kuala Lumpur Campus on 11 October 2012.
Signing the MoA on behalf of the parties were UTAR President Ir Prof
Academician Dato' Dr Chuah Hean Teik and Mega PJ managing director Shakry
bin Ahmed, while UTAR Vice President (Research, Development and
Commercialisation) Prof Dr Lee Sze Wei and Mega PJ Director Noor Hariri bin
Mohamed Noor signed as witnesses.
Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology Water Malaysia
Datuk Loo Took Gee, Group CEO of Tuanpha Group and Mega PJ Sdn Bhd Tuan
Mustapha bin Haji Tuan Mat and UTAR Faculty of Engineering and Science (FES)
Acting Dean Dr Goi Bok Min were present to witness the signing.
UTAR, a not-for-profit private university with a vision to become a premier
teaching and research university, has developed and filed for patent a
green-technology prefabricated building material called 'membrane encased
lightweight concrete panel and block'. The product, an invention of the UTAR
research team comprising Dr Ir Low Kaw Sai (inventor), Dr Ng Soon Ching
(co-inventor) and Dr Tioh Ngee Heng (co-inventor) from the FES, is expected
to contribute significantly as part of the industrialised building system
for green-technology construction.
Under the MoA, Mega PJ would fabricate the green-technology prefab building
material as a licensee under the supervision of the licensor, UTAR, which
assumed the role of main technical consultant. Mega PJ would then use
the prefab material in a project awarded to its subsidiary by a developer
for building detached houses under the Rumah Mesra Rakyat 1 Malaysia (RMR1M)
scheme in Kelantan.
Under the RMR1M scheme, it is compulsory for the developer to incorporate in
their housing construction industrial building system prefab building
components with green and sustainable technology features such as the use of
recycled or natural materials, and energy-saving materials. Mega PJ
selected UTAR's invention because it has proven to be a green and superior
heat and sound insulating prefab building material suitable for the RMR1M
project. The developer would likely be using the UTAR product for
constructing RMR1M houses in other locations in Malaysia in the future.
"I applaud all the parties here for taking the initiative to actually
applying green technology in building affordable houses," said Datuk Loo.
She added that the collaborative effort initiated by UTAR and Mega PJ would
contribute to the country's move towards a greener tomorrow.
"I am glad to mention that UTAR's research efforts are synergistic to the
Government's plan towards creating a greener Malaysia. In line with
the Green Technology Roadmap, UTAR has certainly contributed to the national
vision of leveraging on green technology to achieve sustainable development
towards a high-income economy through the development of green technology,"
said Prof Chuah, adding that all the research and development works in UTAR
have taken the green aspect into consideration.
Tuan Mustapha said that he hoped the MoA would create closer ties between
Mega PJ and UTAR on exploring new technologies and innovations. He
also hoped the MoA would lead to commercialisation of the energy-efficient
aerated lightweight concrete panel in the industry to align with the
Government's initiative to widely apply industrialised building system and
green technology.
After the MoA signing (from left): Dr Goi, Dr Ng, Dr Low, Tuan Mustapha,
Datuk Loo, Prof Chuah, Shakry, Dr Tioh, and Prof Lee
Dr Ng explaining about the green-technology product to Datuk Loo
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