KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) — The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr.Mahathir Mohamad today, officiates “Malaysia’s Net Zero Carbon Pavilion”, an initiative to offset the carbon from the Malaysia Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. The carbon emission calculation includes the embodied materials, the construction process as well as the operation within the Pavilion for the 6 months duration from October 2020 – April 2021; and dismantling of the pavilion according to Expo 2020 Dubai’s requirement.
The ‘Rainforest Canopy’ Pavilion concept and design was unveiled earlier this month, is set to be a sustainable architecture, with designs including energy efficiency features such as photovoltaic, natural ventilation, LED lightings and water efficiency fittings.