Green Month | Talks, Seminars and Workshops |26 September - 2 October 2011

Dr Wong Tuck Meng from Malaysia Timber Council, will be conducting a talk on "Going Green with Timber".

Topic: Going Green with Timber

Date: 28 September 2011

Venue: KBU International College (Level 7, Lecture Theater 1)

Time: 10am

A short discription about the talk:

Will I contribute to the destruction of the environment if I use timber? With all the outcry to stop logging and save the forest, we maintain that timber is the most environmentally-friendly building material. Sustainably harvested timber, when compared to other building materials, has a very small carbon footprint. It takes a lot less energy to create building material from timber than it does from other manufactured building products.

Wood is inherently “green”, renewable, non-toxic, energy-efficient to grow and manufacture, as well as recyclable and biodegradable.

This Talk aims to inspire you with the green credentials of timber and dispel the myths and misperceptions about using timber. It will reveal how these misconceptions came about and what are the real facts and figures behind using timber. In fact, you will be surprised to learn that using timber actually contributes to the health of the environment.

Getting to know Dr. Wong Tuck Meng

Dr Wong is a graduate of the University of New England in Australia, and obtained his doctorate from the University of Tokyo. Upon graduation, Dr Wong joined the Forest Research Institute Malaysia as a Research Officer. In this capacity he published widely, including the now standard reference on Malaysian timbers, “A Dictionary of Malaysian Timbers”.

In 1986, he joined the Forestry Department of Brunei Darussalam, where he was tasked with the responsibility for the reviving of the timber industry in the country. To this end, he introduced appropriate technology to stimulate the industry, organised a quality assurance scheme, and set up a quality control laboratory for treated products.

In 1988, he was elevated to the post of Senior Forestry Officer and his duties increased to cover the planning of strategies for the Department. He was involved in the preparation of the National Forestry Policy, the Strategic Plan for Forestry and the future development of the timber industry in Brunei.

After successful stint in Brunei, he joined the Malaysian Timber Council in 2004 and is currently the director of the Timber Industry Development Division

Below are some pictures at the seminar:

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Ms. Angelina Ong from Maica Laminates Sdn Bhd. would like to give a talk on Products & Green Building Index.

Topic: Products & Green Building Index
Date: 30 Sept 2011Venue: LT2, KBU International College.
Time: 10amVenue: Lecture Theater 2, KBU International College

maiGreen, maiHealth is Maica’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme which incorporates Maica’s products and philosophies in a move towards a better present and future for everyone. Together with maimai’s philosophy of “Making Life Better, Everyday”, Maica strives to educate the general public especially on the need to use green products and to choose the right products for health considerations.

Company Profile

In 1968, Maica Laminates Sdn Bhd, leading manufacturer and supplier of Decorative High Pressure Laminates (HPL) and Compact laminates in Malaysia, was created as a joint-venture between an enthusiastic Malaysian investor and Japanese Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.  It became one of the pioneer manufacturers to carve the fate of Mak Mandin as the first industrial zone in Penang and one of the earliest in Malaysia.  The company is also one of the first local-foreign joint venture efforts in Penang. As the demands for Maica’s products and recognised worldwide, Maica had built a 2^nd manufacturing plant in Lunas, Kedah and more service centres are established for customers’ comfort.

maiVision, maiMission & maiValue·    maiVision: Our Vision is to be known as the most preferred and most reliable laminate manufacturer in the world.

·    maiMission: Our Mission is to ensure high quality standards compliance of our ecologically-friendly products and delivering them to our customers, ensuring total customer satisfaction.  We build meaningful relationships with our customers and suppliers to enable continuity of our efforts for the present and future generations.

·    maiValue: We believe in Quality and Equality, Honesty and Integrity.

Below are some pictures from the talk.