Practical insights on energy, building automation, and compliance for buildings and industry, by the Cobler team.
Compliance & IncentivesA practical guide to Malaysia's mandatory EECA energy audit, built on GP/ST/No.49/2024: scope, REA rules, the 12-section report, costs, EACG grants and the data to prepare before the auditor arrives.
Compliance & IncentivesVentilate more and air quality improves but energy climbs; ventilate less and you risk breaching the DOSH CO2 limit. How to balance IAQ and energy with data.
Compliance & IncentivesThe registered electrical energy manager (REEM) is now the Registered Energy Manager (REM) under EECA 2024. A practical appointment guide for designated energy consumers: thresholds, Type 1 vs Type 2, deadlines and penalties.
Compliance & IncentivesBuy a qualifying energy-efficiency asset before 31 December 2026 and GITA gives you a 60-100% extra tax allowance on the capex. What qualifies, the ringgit math, and the application traps that kill claims.
Compliance & IncentivesFeaturedMalaysia's EECA 2024 (Act 861) made energy management a legal duty for large energy users. Here's who is covered, what you must do, and how to get compliant.
Compliance & IncentivesMalaysia's EECA 2024 star label grades large offices by building energy intensity. The official formula, GFA exclusions, star bands and a worked BEI calculation from real metered data.
Compliance & IncentivesDesignated consumers must submit Energy Efficiency and Conservation Reports to Suruhanjaya Tenaga. Continuous, equipment-level data turns reporting into a query instead of an annual fire drill.
Compliance & IncentivesThe EECA 2024 is now in force. Here is where ISO 50001 and EECA overlap, where they differ, and the practical path to satisfying both from one data backbone.