The city administration says it will audit existing high-rise buildings to ensure compliance with a green building code slated to go into effect this month.
The audits would cover energy and water conservation and efficiency, indoor air quality and building maintenance, Jakarta Building Supervision and Regulation Agency (P2B) licensing unit chief Heru Hermawanto said.
The five-year functional certifications of buildings that flunked the audit would not be renewed, Heru told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
“Building owners will be given time to adapt to the code, because we know that implementing it in existing buildings faces not only technical problems, but also legal matters, since most of the buildings are rented,” Heru said.
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