The evaluation of implementing industrialized building system for construction industry in Malaysia
The main objectives of this paper are to investigate the significant factors of the implementation of Industrialized Building System (IBS), and the relationship between quality, cost and productivity. The preliminary idea to this research come from the national aspiration of Vision 2020 that...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/8920/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/8920/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/8920/1/The_Evaluation_of_Implementing_IBS_for_Construction_Industry_in_Malaysia_%281%29.pdf |
| Summary: | The main objectives of this paper are to investigate the significant factors of the
implementation of Industrialized Building System (IBS), and the relationship between quality, cost
and productivity. The preliminary idea to this research come from the national aspiration of Vision
2020 that is to transform and industrialized the Malaysian construction industry. A system
architecture, which takes advantage of new technology, could change the entire construction
industry. Most of housing industry in developing countries did not take the advantage of
advancement in manufacturing industry especially the implementation of IBS. Factorymanufactured components are easy to assembled on-site, use less labour, faster to construct and it
has a high quality which will add value to the houses. The methodology used in this study are
questionnaire, semi-structured interviews and observation. They are used to identify the status of
implementation of IBS in Malaysia. The findings identified that architects and engineers tend to
reject the implementation of IBS in Malaysia. The needs to cut cost and improvement in quality of
prefabricated components will give a greater drive to its usage in construction sites and achieved
customer‟s satisfaction. The implementation of IBS could help to reduce construction time and site
labour. It will also relieve the labour crisis, improved quality while keeping cost reasonable.
Further development in prefabrication will also leads to closer integration between building services
and manufacturing engineering without compromising the users preference. As a conclusion, to
achieve the customer‟s needs and satisfaction, design guidelines need to be developing as a standard
for construction practice in order to enhance the usage of IBS in Malaysia. The Malaysia
government should play a greater role in exposing and encouraging the construction industry and
the public to the next generation of prefabricated components design and technology. |
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