REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MALANG -- The University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) is completing Gedung Kuliah Bersama (GKB) V. The building is targeted to be completed when the new school year comes. Interestingly, the building carries a green building with its various features and environmental friendliness.
“Don't let the buildings of the future be the biggest contributor of pollutants in the world. What's more, building materials such as cement, brick, and others are the number one contributor of pollutants after coal. For this reason, the development is now implementing environmentally friendly design to support the sustainability of the world,” said Erwin Rommel, Head of the Campus Development Supervisory Agency (BP2K) and lecturer of the Program of Study (Prodi) in Civil Engineering.
Currently, he is handling the construction of the Joint Lecture Building (GKB) V of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) which is housed in UMM Hospital (RS). The construction of the building applies green building and smart building design to support sustainable development.
“At the moment, the development process has reached 50 percent. We implement a phased construction design starting from the construction of the building structure, the installation of electrical systems and ducts, the architecture of the building, the interior, and finally the landscaping so that later the building can be completed on target,” he said
GKB V is planned to be used for lectures with the facilities of two main buildings. It is 11 floors of lecture building and auditorium that can accommodate 400 to 500 people. Later, the building will not only be used as a lecture building, but it is also planned to be used as a meeting building and become a generative income of UMM.
The eco-friendly and smart building design applied to the GKB V building is indeed aimed at supporting the sustainability of development as well as supporting education. Erwin mentioned that there are several parameters that are markers of environmentally friendly buildings such as the presence of air circulation, suitable lighting, and electrical systems that use renewable energy. One application is the use of partitions to replace brick and cement in the partitions of each room. In addition, it also used heat-absorbing glass bulkheads that were used to replace the walls.
He also designed an electrical system with a combination of solar panels with conventional electricity to reduce electricity use. The building, which has a height of 45 meters, will also be designed to be earthquake-resistant, have fire fighting facilities, conventional waste disposal facilities and laboratory waste, also have a garden with an area of 2 hectares that will be used for reading gardens and jogging areas for students.
“We also designed a cooling system that can be automatically deactivated when the room is not in use aimed at saving electricity,” he added.
Finally, Erwin hopes, the building will be completed according to the construction target, which is the beginning of the new school year 2024/2025. Later, he and the team will complete the construction of half the building in advance so that it can be immediately functional for lectures. “After completing this GKB V, we will also design repairs and maintenance on other buildings on campus 3. It is also one of our focuses to add and improve existing facilities at UMM,” he concluded.
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