New stamps on ‘green buildings’

Pos Malaysia will issue a special collection of stamps and first-day covers featuring energy-efficient buildings on Wednesday.

The special collection would depict images of three buildings in Malaysia that are innovative in terms of energy efficiency and sustainability.

The 30-sen stamp features the Green Energy Office (GEO) building, Pusat Tenaga Malaysia in Bandar Baru Bangi. It is the first government building designed with the capability to generate its own energy from “green sources.”

The Low Energy Office Building which houses the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry is featured on the 50-sen stamp. The building emerged as the winner in the “New & Existing Category” in the Asean Energy Awards 2006.

The Diamond Building, which is designed in an inverted pyramid concept to create extensive shading of the building to reduce heat gained from its sides, is featured on the RM1 stamp.

First-day covers featuring the three stamps are priced RM2.10 each, folders are RM5.50 each and a full set of stamps, first-day covers and the folder is priced at RM43.60.