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Hooi Yim Hoong Senior Manager, Marketing, Vital Technical, Ir. Ts. Mohd Norhisyam Bin Omar, DOSH, Datin Wong Meng Lee, Assistant General Manager- Marketing at Nippon Paint (M) Sdn. Bhd., Dr. Siti Nurshahida Nazli, UiTM, Ar. Daniel Koh Chung Hou, President of PAM Sabah Chapter, Ar. Ooi Sze Meng, President of PAM Northern Chapter, Adjunct Professor IDr. Norshafina Ibrahim, President of MIID, Mr. Cheong, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Vital Technical Sdn. Bhd., Prof. Ar. Adrianta Aziz, Immediate Past PAM President, Ar. Rien Tan, Director of TKCA Architects, Ar. Ahmad Farik bin Abdul Ghaffar, President of PAM Southern Chapter, Alex Ng, General Manager, Vital Technical, Charlene, Business Development, Vital Technical
On 20 June 2026, V-tech Health Guard successfully hosted the CPD Seminar, “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭: 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐜𝐤? 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡", at One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya.
Supported by the 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 (𝐌𝐈𝐈𝐃), the seminar brought together architects, interior designers, consultants, contractors, developers and industry partners to discuss indoor air quality, safer material selection, regulation, sustainability and human health in the built environment.
We were honoured to welcome 𝐌𝐫. 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐂𝐨-𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐝𝐧. 𝐁𝐡𝐝., who shared V-tech’s commitment to healthier material innovation, supported by MS Polymer sealant technology from Kaneka Japan.
Our appreciation also goes to 𝐀𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐃𝐫. 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐈𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐈𝐈𝐃, for delivering the opening address, and to our distinguished guests: 𝐀𝐫. 𝐎𝐨𝐢 𝐒𝐳𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐠, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐀𝐌 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫; 𝐀𝐫. 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐤 𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐥 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐫, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐀𝐌 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫; 𝐀𝐫. 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐊𝐨𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐮, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐀𝐌 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫; 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐀𝐫. 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐳𝐢𝐳, 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐀𝐌 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭; 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐚-𝐒𝐚𝐧, 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐤𝐚 𝐌𝐒 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚, representing Kaneka Japan.
The seminar featured valuable sharing by:
* 𝐈𝐫. 𝐓𝐬. 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐲𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐫, 𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐇 — Industry Code of Practice on Indoor Air Quality 2010
* 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐢 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐳𝐥𝐢, 𝐔𝐢𝐓𝐌 — Indoor Air Quality in Residential Buildings: Hidden Risk and Health Implications
* 𝐀𝐫. 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐂𝐇&𝐈 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 — Beyond Green Building: Buildings Tailored for People
* 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐍𝐠, 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫- 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 & 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 — Closing the Gap Between Regulation, Sustainability and Human Health
* 𝐓𝐬. 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐢, 𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐌 𝐐𝐀𝐒 — The Role of SIRIM as Malaysia’s Trusted Certification Body
A key takeaway from the panel discussion, moderated by 𝐀𝐫. 𝐑𝐢𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐧, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐊𝐂𝐀 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬, was clear: safer material selection plays an important role in protecting both building occupants and the surrounding environment.
Material choices should no longer be evaluated based only on performance and cost. Health, indoor air quality, sustainability and long-term safety must also be part of every specification decision. Health is a necessity, not a luxury.
The speakers and panelists highlighted the need to go beyond green by considering health, IAQ, safety and sustainability together. 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬, reduce environmental impact, improve project confidence, strengthen quality and support long-term project value.
A key highlight of the event was the introduction of 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐌-𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬, developed to support healthier indoor environments through low-VOC, safer material solutions.
Thank you to all speakers, partners and attendees for making this seminar a meaningful platform for advancing healthier, safer and more responsible building practices.
