Research on developer, housing policy

I have done some research on introduction of low cost housing and government policy of development low cost house, program, loan and so on. Fore more detail, can refer this link:
http://www.earoph.info/pdf/2009papers/P5.pdf
http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=en_press&pg=en_press_all&ac=468&lang=en
Not just research on local low cost housing policy,loan etc but also study on overseas affordable house.

Besides, I also visited Rehda website to gain more info. REHDA is an association of real estate and housing developers founded in 1970. It is recognized as the leading voice in advocacy and governance of the real estate and housing industry. 
http://www.rehda.com/

SPNB build low cost houses for low income earners. 
http://rmreview.com.my/2009/08/19/spnb-build-low-cost-house-for-low-income-earners/
http://www.spnb.com.my/

I found a news talking about Perbadanan Perumahan Rakyat 1Malaysia (PR1MA) houses will be kept affordable though the houses are built using the Japanese advanced pre-fabricated technology. This is a cool design idea to apply in affordable house.
http://www.starproperty.my/index.php/articles/property-news/pre-fab-pr1ma-houses-to-be-kept-affordable/
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/08/29/20000-homes-to-be-built-PR1MA-Phase-1-to-feature-15-affordable-housing-projects.aspx

Site Visit

I went to site visit yesterday. The site I choose for my dissertation case study is Pangsapuri Impian Baiduri. It is located along Jalan 51a/224,off Jalan 224 in Skysen 51a, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. It has few blocks. These are low-cost flat development build on leasehold land by government. It is 650 sq,ft per unit, 3 bedrooms, 2 toilets,kitchen and living room. The condition of these flats are not good. 

Exterior 

Plan

Interior

The 2nd site i visited is Taman Sri Sentosa. It is located at Old Klang Road, KL. Units have a build up size of  700sq.ft, 3 bedrooms,2 toilets.
 http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/03/26/Residents-of-ageing-flats-in-Taman-Seri-Sentosa-welcome-muchneeded-facelift_1.aspx

I will analyze more about these buildings in my dissertation and examine the existing problems and find a way to solve the problem. 

HOW to improve the OUTLINE ?

2. OUTLINE OF REPORT AND HOW YOU WISH TO CARRY ON YOUR OBJECTIVES

Chapter 1 : Introduction

                  - discusses on the definition of green building

                  - what is the concept and design of the green house

                  - green architecture movement in globalization and Malaysia

                  - what is building certification

                  - what the assessment rating systems in some develop countries are                          

                       e.g. United States,LEED; Singapore: Green Mark, Hong Kong: BEAN Society

                              Limited

                  - introduce the Malaysia Green Building Index (GBI) and also examples of

                    success green building in Malaysia.

                  - environment issue such as climate -change, energy crisis and the increasing   

                    environmental pollution that made the sustainable development issue received a

                    great attention from the world.

                  - Malaysia background, how the climate, local issue, lifestyle and building

                    development affect the green  building design

                  - climate: hot and humid throughout the year, copious rainfall, light wind

                  - local issues, such as: - population increasing

                                                      - hyper urbanization

                                                      - poverty problem

                                                      - industrialization

                                                      - environmental pollution

                  - population increasing year by year, reached 29 million total population in 2012

                  - hyper urbanization has resulted in poverty problem, pollution issues and a very

                    real difficulty in governments to deal with their growing cities

                  - public infrastructures increase, cars increases

                  - percentage GDP of exports of goods, manufactures, and services increasing

                  - developing of infant industry, foreign direct investment

                  - carbon dioxide emission CO_2,increasing year by year, caused by industrial  
                    production, transportation

Chapter 2 : Barriers of implementation of affordable green home in Malaysia

-  Architect

       - The lack of knowledge, information and understanding green building and green tech

                                                                                                      

- Developer and social

       - Green building can be challenging for building developers, because of the higher initial           

         capital costs, contractor capacity and access, added complexity, local regulations, and

         lack of understanding and familiarity with green products, systems, and the

         development process

       - building developer generally apply green building design in big building such as

         commercial building, high class residential.

       - Perceived risk is higher because many affordable housing developers and funders

         believe that green building costs more than a conventional building

       - low rate of return

       - demand of green home is low, lack of a well accepted green building by people

       - difficulties in evaluating green building benefits, such as, difficult to understanding non-

         economic benefits for individuals, healthy, or identifying the full external costs of

         building material production.

-  Government

       - uncontrolled development of urban growth as its construction system is no managed

         based on sustainable and environmental concern

       - launched low-cost housing to solve Malaysian poverty problem, yet not in green design.

       - government should take consideration from a life-cycle cost perspective

       - do not actively promote green design

       - finance problem, tax credit, loan

Chapter 3 : The potential of  affordable green home in Malaysia

3.1: Problems faced by residents of low-cost house in Malaysia

        - analyses the affordable housing in Malaysia

        - architecture design - lack of space

                                         - inadequate of spatial planning

                                         - poor light and poor air ventilation

                                         - materials used

       - poor attitude as to inadequate management

       - poor building maintenance

           - do not repair the broken public utilities

           - dirty environment

       - poor moral and attitude of residents

       - energy cost have increased

3.2: Solutions to overcome the problems

       3.2.1 Measures and strategies to achieve green affordable home

                - what are the alternative methods to achieve green approach

                - case study - Los Vecinos, San Diego; Birchway Eco Community,Uk; Merritt

                  Crossing,Oakland; Treelodge@ Punggol, Singapore

                - analyses and compare the characteristics of the existing affordable home in

                   Malaysia and green affordable home in other countries.

       3.2.2 Methods to achieve green approach in affordable home

                 - Architects

                   - How the materials, building construction, green tech and design can archives

                     green approach in low cost housing?

                   - discuss about the green technology and the application of it

                        - Water harvesting systems, solar energy, etc

                   - affordable home in Malaysia can refer the concept design, materials, green tech

                     and construction of green affordable home in other countries

                   - study the relationship between building and site, have a good planning

                   - minimizes impacts to the site

                   - energy and water conservation

                   - materials and resources selection

                   - indoor air quality                     

                   - community, healthy living environment

                   - application green technologies

                - Developers

                    - instead of build green high rise building, developers can build green

                      affordable housing to benefits the median household and provide a good living

                      environment to residents

                        e.g. - developer YTL Land and Development Berhad

                - Government

                  - provide loan to those with a low or median household income

                  - hold a green campaign to appealed and alert people the importance of "green"

                  - supportive housing programs, build affordable green housing 

                  - refer the using methods by other countries government 

                  - provide financing sources for green affordable housing

                  - U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is a government department lead the green  

                    development. It provides programme, loan, reduce tax credit for green building.

                  - government launched low-cost housing

         e.g. Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB) will build 10,000 people-friendly

               houses (Rumah Mesra Rakyat), which will be based on "green" concepts 

               and designs

     - policy

       e.g. - National Green Technology Policy in 2009

              - Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)

Chapter 4 :  Expectation on affordable green housing

                   - why affordable green home

                   - economic growth

                   - utility expenditures for low-income households

                   - housing demand of green building rise

                   - costs and benefits of affordable green home

                   - compare the normal construction building and green building (construct cost,

                     electric cost, maintenance fee and so on)

                   - discuss the contribution of green technology and green building to its  

                     surrounding and people

           

Conclusion - green design is a blueprint for future generation

I'm still struggling with my dissertation content. I have no idea how to smoothing my essay and the order of the essay. Do I write in the right path now? Do I need to sub-out a paragraph that just only discuss the technology, and how the technology be applied in Malaysian architecture? Moreover, I wondering whether should write the "expectation on affordable green housing" as chapter 4?