A Review On Case Studies Of Office Building Facades In Malaysia Based On Maqasid Syariah

Malaysia is ranked at the 56th place in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) after gradually falling from the 39th place in 2016. The CCPI is useful in assessing the climate change performance of 57 countries including the European Union. With the intention of mitigating negative impacts on the environment due to the emission of harmful substances, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) have been developed by the United Nations General Assembly back in 2015. Thus, green development that fulfils the Green Building Index (GBI) criteria is important as guidelines in designing and developing buildings which are suitable to Malaysia’s tropical climate, environmental & developmental context, and cultural & social needs. In addition, it helpsin tacklingthe issue of climate change in Malaysia. The objective of this paper is to investigate the façade performance of green office buildings in Malaysia based on GBI criteria. Besides, this paper was conducted to explore the matrix assessment on GBI criteria along with Maqasid Syariah principles.Through this study, it is verified that the façade designs that satisfied the GBI criteria in Malaysia are in-lined with Maqasid Syariah principles.
Keywords: building facades, material, maqasid syari’I, daylight.