State assembly Speaker Asfia Awang Nassar said a green building meant that it was “environmentally responsible” from planning to demolition, The Borneo Post reported.

“Let me emphasise: you cannot just have a building painted green to qualify it as a green building,” he was quoted as saying.

Asfia said the proposed accreditation board will also play a central role in regulating professional qualifications. It will decide who is an accredited, qualified architect and engineer, “otherwise, anyone can simply claim to be accredited.”

The setting up of the board is provided under the Building (Amendment) Bill, which will also introduce stronger enforcement measures, including two new provisions that would empower the authorities to compound offenders.

Four other bills are expected to be tabled at the assembly meeting from Nov 24 to Dec 3: a supply bill for the 2026 budget, a supplementary supply bill for the current budget; a constitutional amendment, and the Sustainable Resources and Wastes Management Bill.

Asfia said the waste management bill was in line with the Sarawak premier’s policy of monetising waste, as is done in advanced countries such as Sweden, where waste is turned into profit.