Factors impeding the industrialized building system (IBS) implementation of building construction in Malaysia

  • Authors

    • Massofia Md. Ali UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA
    • Nor Haslinda Abas IKHMAS JAYA SDN BHD
    • Haryanti Mohd Affandi
    • Nor Ain Abas
    2018-09-16
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.17863
  • Industrialized Building System, IBS, Construction, Barriers of IBS.

  • Abstract

    In Malaysian construction industry, Industrialised Building System (IBS) has been introduced to replace the traditional construction method. While the government has been making significant efforts to encourage the IBS adoption, the uptake of IBS in Malaysia construction projects remains low. This study seeks to identify the barriers to the uptake of IBS and to propose the strategies to enhance the implementation IBS in Malaysian housing construction process from the perspectives of consultants. Interviews were conducted with five selected experienced individuals who were working with consultants (civil and structure engineer and quantity surveyor). The results revealed that, lack of knowledge and insufficient skilled workers are the main factors that impede the IBS uptake in Malaysia. Meanwhile, the most strategy proposed by the interviewees is to increase the facilities and incentives in order to expand research and development in IBS.

     

     

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    Md. Ali, M., Haslinda Abas, N., Mohd Affandi, H., & Ain Abas, N. (2018). Factors impeding the industrialized building system (IBS) implementation of building construction in Malaysia. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(4), 2209-2212. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.17863

    Received date: 2018-08-18

    Accepted date: 2018-08-24

    Published date: 2018-09-16