Energy-efficient Renovation and building is covered under the scope of:

1. Environmental Sustainability Policy

Sunway University is committed to reducing its impact on the environment through sustainable choices in carrying out its operations. This is done through the principles of upholding the safety of building occupants, ensuring proper maintenance and upkeep to prolong the lifespan of the facilities, conservation of scarce resources, retro-fitting to improve water and energy efficiency, as well as continual education of the campus community on sustainable practices which is reflected in our policy and guidelines for energy-efficient building. 

Guidelines for Construction & Retrofitting according to green building principles - prioritises energy- efficient fittings ​

​Outcome: Campus buildings incorporate passive 
cooling, natural ventilation, natural lighting and 
built-in UV shielding features which are low energy 
cooling options compared to air conditioning systems
 

View Section 5 in Policy

View Green Building Guidelines

 

View Sustainable Construction & RetroFitting

Sunway University has taken an initiative to centralise the chilled water connection with higher efficiency to manage the electricity consumption effectively.

These 4 chillers are responsible to supply chilled water to the loops serving the AHUs (Air Handling Units) located in the north and south college buildings via a heat exchanger. Operating at 700 RT (Refrigerant Tons) per chiller, these massive cooling machines are remotely operated by a Building Management System (BMS).
 

View Energy Efficiency Upgrade Plan

 

Sunway University invests in projects that aim to reduce carbon emissions as part of our 5 Year Environmental Roadmap

View Solar Panel Project
 

The University continued our energy efficiency projects in 2022 by continuing the retrofitting of LED lights to reduce consumption; upgrading to motion triggered lighting to reduce wastage from low occupancy periods. 

View Energy Reduction Roadmap

 

Internal Energy Audits and action plan – Internal Energy Audits are carried out annually to identify energy wastage points.​

View Internal Energy Audit

 

Sunway University will divert electricity usage from non-renewable to renewable energy sources by 20% by the year 2030.  

View our policy statement here
 

In 2022, campus operations returned to normal pre-pandemic levels. In 2021 & 2020, operations reduced to 70% due to physical mobility restrictions imposed by the government. ​

Note: As the University delivered a mixture of online learning and on-campus learning through 2020 & 2021, reduced number of persons occupied the same total area due to physical distancing requirements.

Data: 

View Energy Tracker

In 2022, the Research Centre for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology organised a seminar focusing on Nanomaterials and Energy Storage. This free event allowed the community to learn about clean energy and efficient methods of storage. 

Educational events open to the public are hosted on campus to engage the community in learning about energy as a theme in the conversation of sustainability.

View SEANet@NanoEs
 

View Library Exhibition

Services were provided to a local industry that led to the development of a new graphene-based nano-fluid that has better cooling performance, lower electricity consumption, extends life of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment while keeping maintenance costs down, and above all, lowers the carbon footprint.

View Nano-Fluid Project 

Sunway University researcher, Dr Chong Kok Boon led a project to help Malaysia play a role in preventing global temperature rise by 2 degrees Celsius via a comprehensive study to model possible pathways for deep decarbonisation. This project covered a few sectors mainly focusing on sustainable energy systems, economics, transportation, building, industrial and environment. 

View Deep Decarbonisation Pathways Project
 

Candidates of the Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainability Science and Technology students won the Inaugural Best Innovation Award 2022 for their idea of an economical solution to mitigate the thermal comfort of buildings during the summer and winter seasons using Phase Change Materials (PCMs). The University provided a RM 2,000 cash prize and a wildcard entry for the LaunchX Startup Incubation Programme which provides mentorship and assistance to accelerate start-up potentials as they commercialise the idea.  Well done to Team Energy!

View Make It Challenge 2022
 

View Winner - TEAM ENERGY