A review of IBS implementation in Malaysia and Singapore

This paper is a review of IBS implementation in Malaysia and Singapore. It investigates the limitations and opportunities in implementation of IBS in Malaysia and Singapore. In Malaysia, Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) defines Industrialised Building System (IBS) as a construction...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Rahim, Asiah, Latif Qureshi, Sarah
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Malaysian Institute of Planners 2018
Subjects:	NA Architecture NA1995 Architecture as a profession NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture
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spelling	iium-684912018-12-31T10:05:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68491/ A review of IBS implementation in Malaysia and Singapore Abdul Rahim, Asiah Latif Qureshi, Sarah NA Architecture NA1995 Architecture as a profession NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture This paper is a review of IBS implementation in Malaysia and Singapore. It investigates the limitations and opportunities in implementation of IBS in Malaysia and Singapore. In Malaysia, Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) defines Industrialised Building System (IBS) as a construction technique in which components are manufactured in a controlled environment (either onsite or offsite), then transported, positioned and installed into a structure with less additional onsite works. Content analysis is the method adopted in this study. Data is collected from books, journal articles, annual reports and newspaper articles. Studies show that IBS contributes many benefits including labour reduction, cleaner and neater sites, easy installation, fast completion, enhancement of quality finished products and flexibility. Construction industries in countries like Singapore and Malaysia have shifted the construction methods from conventional to prefabrication. In Malaysia, Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) is still promoting IBS in the private sector, whereas, government sector has successfully adopted IBS. However, in Singapore, Housing and Development Board (HDB) has implemented prefabrication in its construction industry. IBS has many benefits but with these benefits there are some limitations and hindrances as IBS is not widely adopted. This study highlights the benefits and challenges to overcome for the improvement in the implementation of IBS. Malaysian Institute of Planners 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68491/7/68491_A%20review%20of%20IBS_scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68491/12/68491_A%20review%20of%20IBS%20implementation%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Abdul Rahim, Asiah and Latif Qureshi, Sarah (2018) A review of IBS implementation in Malaysia and Singapore. Planning Malaysia: Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 16 (2). pp. 323-333. ISSN 1675-6215 E-ISSN 0128-0945 http://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/486
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spellingShingle	NA Architecture NA1995 Architecture as a profession NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture Abdul Rahim, Asiah Latif Qureshi, Sarah A review of IBS implementation in Malaysia and Singapore
description	This paper is a review of IBS implementation in Malaysia and Singapore. It investigates the limitations and opportunities in implementation of IBS in Malaysia and Singapore. In Malaysia, Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) defines Industrialised Building System (IBS) as a construction technique in which components are manufactured in a controlled environment (either onsite or offsite), then transported, positioned and installed into a structure with less additional onsite works. Content analysis is the method adopted in this study. Data is collected from books, journal articles, annual reports and newspaper articles. Studies show that IBS contributes many benefits including labour reduction, cleaner and neater sites, easy installation, fast completion, enhancement of quality finished products and flexibility. Construction industries in countries like Singapore and Malaysia have shifted the construction methods from conventional to prefabrication. In Malaysia, Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) is still promoting IBS in the private sector, whereas, government sector has successfully adopted IBS. However, in Singapore, Housing and Development Board (HDB) has implemented prefabrication in its construction industry. IBS has many benefits but with these benefits there are some limitations and hindrances as IBS is not widely adopted. This study highlights the benefits and challenges to overcome for the improvement in the implementation of IBS.
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author	Abdul Rahim, Asiah Latif Qureshi, Sarah
author_facet	Abdul Rahim, Asiah Latif Qureshi, Sarah
author_sort	Abdul Rahim, Asiah
title	A review of IBS implementation in Malaysia and Singapore
title_short	A review of IBS implementation in Malaysia and Singapore
title_full	A review of IBS implementation in Malaysia and Singapore
title_fullStr	A review of IBS implementation in Malaysia and Singapore
title_full_unstemmed	A review of IBS implementation in Malaysia and Singapore
title_sort	review of ibs implementation in malaysia and singapore
publisher	Malaysian Institute of Planners
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/68491/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/68491/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/68491/7/68491_A%20review%20of%20IBS_scopus.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/68491/12/68491_A%20review%20of%20IBS%20implementation%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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