Intel’s New Production Facility

Intel Corporation’s (Intel)’s new production facility, namely the Alpha Lot and Beta Lot, is a project consists of several buildings and is expected to begin production in early 2024. The project cost about US$7 billion (RM30 billion) will be located at the Free Trade Zone Phase 3 of the Bayan Lepas Industrial Park.

The new development master planning realises a full build-out to include the multi-level carpark (MLCP) and General Purpose (GPB) located at the Beta Property, and one Fabrication Building (FAB) and one Advanced Packaging Building & APB Manufacturing Building located at the Alpha Property, with a building footprint of approximately 48,000m2. Green Quarter Sdn. Bhd. is appointed as the Sustainability Building Consultant for the Alpha Lot. The land is previously used as carpark and now is planned to be main production factory. Besides, a pedestrian link will be constructed to connect existing PG12 and Alpha Lot with Beta Lot, which is comprising of a multi storey carpark and a general-purpose building. Thus, the carpark for Alpha lot will be shared in Beta site, as well as bicycle facilities and bus stop.

The project stipulates to LEED Certified accreditation in-line with the Intel Corporation’s target for a lower carbon footprint of their facilities, thereby necessitating the application of energy efficient, water efficient and resource circularity apparatus into the design.

Among the green initiatives applied in the Alpha lot, including:

Building Passive Design

• Strategically orientated to north facing and low window-to-wall ratio to reduce solar heat gain.
• External wall with rockwool thermal insulation to increase comfort and indoor temperature stability.
• Roof with density polyisocyanurate insulation board to prevent solar heat gain

Building Airconditioning Design

• Premium efficiency IE4 motors resulting in energy loss reduction.
• Variable speed drives for pumps delivering reduced energy losses.
• Energy Efficient air-conditioning chiller system with high COP.
• Make-up Air Handlers (MAH’s) air intakes are located at high level, to avoid contamination from vehicular exhaust and such that predominant wind directions will not promote cross contamination between air intakes, cooling tower discharged air and stack exhaust air.

Building electrical System

• Dynamic CPS for affording reduced area footprint, lower system losses, power factor correction and harmonic absorption.
• Low loss transformers affording energy loss reduction.
• Correctly size cables reducing energy losses.
• LED lighting fixtures resulting in energy loss reduction

Building Water System

• Water efficient sanitary fitting including WC and faucet reducing potable water usage.
• Harvesting rainwater and utilise for irrigation
• Industrial Waste System (IWS) shall collect treat and dispose process waste
• Generated from the manufacturing area.