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C
Construc
ction Ind
dustry Experiencce of Ind
dustralised Build
ding
M
Systeem in Malaysia
Moham
mad Syazli Fathi, Moh
hammad Abedi
A
and Abdul
A
Kariim Mirasa
Department of Civvil Engineering, UTM Razak School off Engineeringg and Advancced Technolo
ogy, UTM
In
nternational Campus,
C
Jalaan Semarak, 54100
5
Kuala Lumpur, Maalaysia
Corresponding Author’s
A
Emaiil: syazli@ic.uutm.my
Abstractt
Government of Malaysia has done various efforts to prom
mote the usage of
o Industrialisedd Building Systtem
e
and efffective construuction system compare
c
to connventional building system. This
T
(IBS) as an efficient
paper reviews the experiencces of Malaysiaan construction
n industry in thhe adoption of IIBS from the first
f
i developmentt. This research
h select IBS as a construction ttechnique in wh
hich
level of establishment until its
a manufacturred in a controlled environmeent (on or off site),
s
transporteed, positioned and
a
components are
assembled innto a structure with minimal additional site works. IBS haave been categgorised to: preccast
concrete fram
ming, steel form
mwork system, steel framing systems, blockk work system and prefabricaated
timber framinng system. A coomprehensive review
r
from varrious sources conducted to define and classiffied
IBS in this paper. The finndings of this research illusttrated the timeeline of IBS eestablishment and
a
development in Malaysia.
Keywords: Malaysia,
M
IBS Roadmap,
R
Effeective Constru
uction System, Industrialised
d Building
System, Preccast Concrete Framing.
F
1.
INTRODUC
CTION
Industtrialised Buildding System (IBS)
(
can be viewed as a system,
s
methood of development, processs, product,
approoach, techniquue or industriall philosophy. Government of
o Malaysia has
h done a lot of effort to prromote the
usagee of Industrialiised Building System (IBS)) as an alternaative constructtion method. S
Since the first project of
IBS inn year 1966, there has nott been one abbsolute definittion on Industtrialised Buildding System (IBS) that
could describe the entire buildinng constructionn system. How
wever, there are
a several deefinitions by reesearchers
who studied
s
into building
b
constrruction emphasizing on thee concept on off-site consttruction (OSC
C) [1], offsite production
p
(OSP) [2, 3 andd 4], industriaalized and au
utomated consstruction [5], off-site manu
ufacturing
(OSM
M), prefabricatted building, pre-assembleed building an
nd pre-assemb
mbly [6]. Furthhermore, IBS could be
more elaborated byy other definitiions such as pre-cast
p
buildiing, pre-cast construction, nnon-traditionall building,
g solutions andd a Modern M
Method of Co
onstruction
industtralised buildiing, modularizzation, innovaative building
(MMC
C) [7 and 8]. However,
H
reggardless of all these definitio
ons and ideas on IBS, to ennhance the pro
oductivity,
efficieency and effectiveness of IBS
I
constructiion projects, the
t main strategy and signiificant effort is
i to move
most of the activiities from coonstruction siite to a moree controlled environment in manufactturing site
(desirrably off site).
Industrialiseed Building Syystem (IBS) iss not a new ap
pproach to thee constructionn industry becaause it has
just aggain become feasible
f
and visible
v
in Malaaysia as a valu
uable solution to improve thhe construction industry
mainlly in terms off efficiency, productivity annd effectiveneess. In a largeer view and oppen minded perception,
p
IBS is further thann implementinng the construuction project through preffabricated metthods. IBS is about the
changging of conveentional minddset, enhancinng the capab
bility, compettency and vaalue of humaan capital,
develooping better cooperation,
c
teeam working and trust amo
ong the partiess in constructiion industry, promoting
p
intelliigibility, innovvation, transpparency and most
m significan
ntly the high integrity
i
that w
will eventually
y enhance
the prroductivity annd efficiency within
w
the connstruction ind
dustry [9]. Mooreover, IBS hhas been iden
ntified as a
potenttial method to improve overall consttruction perfo
ormance in Malaysia
M
in tterms of quaality, cost
effecttiveness, safetty and health,, waste reducction, efficienccy and produuctivity. IBS can be an ap
pproach or
process implementted within thee constructionn industry resu
ulting in less labor-oriented, faster, satisfying the
qualitty concern, chhanging of connventional minndset, reengin
neering of hum
man capital deevelopment, developing
d
betterr cooperation and
a trust, prom
moting transparency and inttegrity [10].
There are many
m
benefits of
o Industrialissed Building System
S
(IBS) as a modern method of co
onstruction
such as
a reduction in constructionn time, less siite materials, better
b
site maanagement, miinimal wastag
ge, cleaner
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and neater
n
environnment, controolled quality,, reduction of
o labour inteensity, constrruction standaardization,
qualitty improvemeent and lower total construcction costs that will eventuually produce better produccts for the
partiees such as clieents and conttractors in connstruction ind
dustry [9]. It should be nooted that the Malaysian
M
goverrnment have im
mplemented a lot of significant efforts to
o bringing the IBS for all prrofessionals in
nvolved in
the coonstruction industry. One of
o these signifficant efforts is
i the establisshment of IBS
S Roadmap 20
003 -2010
that has
h been endoorsed by the Government to be the blu
ueprint docum
ment for the industrialisatiion of the
Malayysian construcction sector. Nevertheless,
N
t effort to promote
the
p
the usage of IBS aas a valuable alternative
a
compare to convenntional and labbour intensivee construction method should be more em
mphasized by the CIDB
of Maalaysia. Conssequently, succcessful IBS projects are Sekisui Hom
me (Japan), Living Solutio
on (United
Kingddom), Open House
H
(Swedenn) and Wensw
wonen (Netherrlands) [11].
This paper includes thee fundamentaal issues on IBS which are the tim
meline, definitions and
classification. Conssequently, this paper is struuctured into four
fo broad parrts. Firstly, thee paper will discuss
d
the
definiitions of indusstralised buildding systems (IBS).
(
Second
d part of this research
r
will sset up the estaablishment
and development of
o IBS timelinee in Malaysia. Thirdly, thiss research willl explore on thhe classification system
of IBS
S. The final part
p of this research will brring up the reesearch concluusion which iss developed in order to
enhannce the opporrtunities of coonstruction inndustry for im
mplementing the
t IBS as a valuable alteernative to
enhannce the productivity, effficiency, eff
ffectiveness and
a
quality in order tto be organ
nized for
internnationalizationn and global coompetitivenesss.
2.
DEFINITIO
ONS OF INDU
USTRALISED BUILDING SYSTEMS (IB
BS)
IBS iss usually beinng acknowledgged as the term
m which repreesents the prefabrication cooncept in the perception
p
of proofessional parrties with in the
t Malaysiann construction
n industry whiile as, variouss definitions have
h
been
offereed to IBS by many
m
researchhers which thiss research willl effort on categorizing thesse definitions..
Industrializeed Building System (IBS) had beco
ome a term
m to represeent prefabricaation and
industtrialization terrminologies inn the Malaysiaan constructio
on industry. The
T term of IB
BS is widely used by the
supplyy chain partiees and project stakeholders within the co
onstruction inddustry, practittioners, researrchers and
the goovernment in Malaysia to signify
s
industrrialization in construction [6].
[ However,, IBS is ill defined, due
that itt is often inteerchangeably with
w other terrms such as offsite
o
and preefabrication [[7]. Consequeently, their
definiitions depend greatly on usser’s experiennce, perception
ns and undersstanding, whicch may differr from one
countrry to other coountry. Neverttheless, it shouuld be noted that lack of a uniform
u
definnition and unceertainty in
the coontext along with
w boundaryy of IBS couldd contribute to
o the prejudices and misundderstanding reesulting to
of IBS implementation w
decreaase the efficiency, producctivity and effectiveness
e
within the co
onstruction
industtry.
Regardless of IBS broaad terms thaat particularly
y mentioned in the first part of thiss research
(Introoduction), theey have simiilar objectives which is intended
i
to move most of the activiities from
constrruction site to
t the manufa
facturing site along with manufacturing
m
g the structurre components for the
constrruction of buuildings in a more control environmen
nt (preferablyy offsite manuufacturing) raather than
constrruct it on sitte (onsite maanufacturing). Consequenttly, IBS is aimed
a
to enhhance the pro
oductivity,
efficieency and effeectiveness of IBS construction projects. Different definitions (elevven definition
ns) of IBS
have been
b
establishhed by many researchers
r
as illustrated in Table 1.
Table 1-- Variety of IB
BS definitions
IB
BS Definition
Author
[7]
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
[16]
Industrialized Building Sysstem (IBS) is the term to represent the prefabrication
n and
construction inndustrialization concept in Malaysia.
IBS as a constrruction processs and an approacch on manufacttured componennts off or on sitte.
IBS as an orgaanizational proccess-continuity of production implying
i
a steaady flow of dem
mand,
standardizationn, integration of
o the whole pro
oduction processs, a high degreee of organization of
work and mechhanization to reeplace human laabor.
Prefabricated construction thhat involves concrete
c
forminng, placing, fiinishing and curing
hen erecting thee prefabricated components ass part
operations awaay from the prooject site and th
of a completedd structure.
A constructionn system that is
i built using pre-fabricated
p
c
components.
Thhe manufacturin
ng of
the componennts is systemaatically done via machine, formworks annd other form
ms of
mechanical eqquipment.
A constructionn technique in which
w
componeents are manufaactured in a conntrolled environ
nment
(on or off site)), transported, positioned
p
and assembled
a
into a structure withh minimal addittional
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site works
IBS can be innterpreted as ann approach or process used in
i making consstruction less labororiented and faaster as well as fulfilling qualitty concern.
A concept of mass
m
productionn of quality bu
uilding by usingg new building systems and faactory
produced buildding componennts.
A set of interrrelated elementts that act togetther to enable the designated performance of
o the
building.
Total integrattion of all subbsystem and components
c
intto overall process fully utillizing
industrialized production,
p
trannsportation and
d assembly techhnique.
A process, byy which compponents of a building
b
are coonceived, plannned and fabriccated,
transported and erected at sitee. The system in
ncludes a balannced combinatioon between softtware
c
and hardware component.
[10]
[17]
[5]
[18]
[19]
Based on Table
T
1, all the
t definitionns emphasizess on prefabriication, off-siite production
n, off-site
manufacturing and mass production of buildinng componen
nts as the mainn characteristiic of IBS. Furrthermore,
basedd on Table 1, eight
e
authors have defined IBS as a metthod, concept,, approach andd process. On
n the other
hand, two authors [15, 17] definned IBS as a product,
p
systeem and technoology. Conseqquently only one
o author
[19] has
h indicated IBS
I as a systeem and also ass a process. Th
herefore, from
m the Table 1, most of the reesearchers
process whicch mostly inccludes the
agreedd that IBS iss an integratiion approachh within the construction
c
produuction of preffabricated com
mponents, traansportation of
o componennts and at lasst project sitee erection
(assem
mbly) techniqques. Howeveer, it should be emphasiseed that regarddless of thesee variety of terms,
t
the
purpoose of implem
menting IBS inn construction projects is to ground moree effort in chaanging the perception of
professsional construuction parties form the construction site to a controlledd environmennt of the manufacturing.
As a result, comparing with other eleven
e
definittions of IBS,, this researcch selects thee valuable
definiition of IBS according
a
to [16] as a construction techn
nique in whichh componentss are manufacctured in a
controolled environm
ment (on or off
o site), transpported, positio
oned and asseembled into a structure with
h minimal
additiional site worrks The follow
wing part of this
t
research includes the establishment
e
t and develop
pment of a
comprrehensive tim
meline on IBS in
i Malaysia siince the early 1960’s.
3.
ESTABLISH
HMENT AND DEVELOPM
MENT OF IBS
S IN MALAYSSIA
IBS in
i Malaysia has
h been introoduced and implemented in constructioon industry inn order to deeal with a
growiing demand of
o affordable housing, sollving issues associated with foreign w
workers and improving
i
qualitty, efficiency, effectivenesss and productiivity of consttruction projeccts. Nowadays, IBS has ev
volved and
impleemented in hyybrid construction projectss to build naational landmaark as signifi
ficant valuablee national
assetss. From the comprehensivve literature review, estab
blishment annd developmeent of IBS have
h
been
illustrrated through the timeline as
a shown in Fiigure 1.
The Ministry of
o Defense Build
2800 Unit of Living Quarters
at Lumut Naval Base
First Pilot Project
P
on IBS in Jalan
J
Pekeliling, Kuala
K
Lumpu
ur
1
9
6
0
1
9
6
6
1
9
6
8
IBS Roadmap 2003-2010
Tam an Tun
Sardon
n, Penang
1
9
7
8
1
9
7
8
Second Pilot IBS
Project in
Jalan
J
Rifle Range,
Penang
The Idea of
IBS in
Malaysia
Was
Created
Cons
struction Indus
stry Master
Plan 2006-10
015
MS 1064:
Modular
Co
oordination as
G
Guideline
for
Bu
uilding Design
1
9
8
0
IBS Roa
admap
Review 2008-2010
1
9
9
9
IBS
Strategic
Plan
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
3
Manual for IBS
Content
Scoring
Diterbitkan
The Penang
State
Government
Launched
Another 1200
Units of
Housing
2
0
0
4
2
0
0
6
2
0
0
7
2
0
0
8
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
1
2
0
1
5
IBS Centre
Approved by
Cabinet on 9
July 2010
Manual for IBS
Content Scoring
CIS 18 2010:
Diterbitkan
IBS Road
dmap 2011-2015
Figure 1. Establishmeent and develo
opment of IBS in Malaysia
As shown inn Figure 1, vaarious efforts have been ad
dopted since thhe establishm
ment of IBS in
n Malaysia
on thhe early 19600’s. Furtherm
more, these effforts have been
b
reviewedd and improvved for enhaancing the
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efficieency, effectiveeness and succcessful implem
mentation of IBS
I until 2015. These varioous efforts as illustrated
on Figgure 1 will be briefly discusssed on this paart.
The usage of
o IBS in Maalaysia has beegun since eaarly 1960’s inn a low cost housing scheeme when
Minisstry of Housinng and Locall Governmentt of Malaysia visited severral European countries and
d evaluate
their housing
h
development proggram [20]. Aft
fter their visit in 1964, the government hhad launched first pilot
projecct on IBS to speed
s
up the delivery
d
time and built affo
ordable and quality
q
housess. Almost, 22.7 acres of
land along
a
Jalan Peekeliling, Kuaala Lumpur was dedicated to
t the project comprising of seven block
ks with 17storeyy flats (3,000 units of low
w-cost flat andd 40 shops lo
ot). This projeect was awardded to JV Gaammon &
Larsenn and Nielsenn using Danishh System of laarge panel pre-cast concretee wall and plannk slabs. Consequently,
the prroject was coompleted withhin 27 monthhs from 1966
6 to 1968 inncluding the ttime engaged
d with the
constrruction of the RM 2.5 milliion casting yaard at Jalan Daamansara [16,, 20, 21 and 222]. Moreoverr, in 1968,
the goovernment of Malaysia launnched a seconnd housing pro
oject which was
w a six blockk of 17-storey
y flats and
three blocks of 18-sstorey flats at Jalan Rifle Range,
R
Penang. The project was
w awarded to Hochtief/ Chee
C
Seng
using French Estoitt System [16, 21, 22 and 233].
Precast conccrete is one of
o the main IB
BS category built
b
in Malayysia since 19660s. Neverthelless, these
buildiings were norrmally associated with pree-fabricated mass
m
construcction method, low quality buildings,
leakagges, abandoneed projects, unnpleasant archhitectural appeearances and other
o
drawbaccks. Furthermo
ore, due to
the pooor architectuural design, thhe old pre-fabbricated buildiings have givven the publicc, bad impresssion about
precasst concrete. While
W
as, theree have been quite
q
a numbeer of cases whhere the use oof IBS had leaad to such
drawbbacks such ass, in the casee of Pekelilinng Flats in Kuala
K
Lumpurr and Taman Tun Sardon,, Gelugor,
Penanng. In the casse of Taman Tun Sardon the design was
w very basicc and not connsidering the aspect of
servicceability such as the need foor wet toilets and
a bathrooms [16].
In 1978, thee Penang statee governmentt launched an
nother 1200 units
u
of housinng using preffabrication
technoology. Two years
y
later, thee Ministry of Defense adop
pted large prefabricated pannel constructio
on system
to buiild 2800 unit of
o living quartters at Lumut Naval Base [24].
[
In the peeriod of 1980 ttill 1994 theree is a huge
gap of decreasing the
t IBS utilization towardss developing and
a implemennting the IBS. This could be
b because
of prooblems in thee leakage of IBS
I
design thhat eventually contributing to poor imagge of IBS buiildings for
constrruction industtry. Consequeently, IBS wass not popular in 1980 to 19994. Thereforee, between thee 80’s and
90’s the
t use of struuctural steel components
c
tuurned particullarly in high rise
r buildings in Kuala Lum
mpur. The
usagee of steel struccture gained much
m
attentionn with the consstruction of 366-storey Dayaabumi complex that was
completed in 1984 by Takenaka Corporation of
o Japan [16, 21
2 and 22].
IBS becomee more populaar in 1990’s when many Malaysian
M
inffrastructure annd mega projjects were
build especially foor the Commoonwealth Gam
mes in 1998. As
A a result, in
i the boominng period of Malaysian
M
constrruction industtry during 19994-1997, pre-ccast, steel fram
me and other IBS
I were usedd as hybrid co
onstruction
methood to build naational landmaarks such as Bukit
B
Jalil Sp
port Complex, Kuala Lumppur Conventio
on Centre,
KL Sentral Stationn, KL Tower, Kuala Lumpuur Internationaal Airport, Liightweight Raailway Train (LRT)
(
and
wers [21 and 22].
2
Petronnas Twin Tow
According too Constructioon Industry Deevelopment Board
B
(CIDB) [25], based oon the resoluttion which
was made
m
during thhe Colloquium
m of Industriallised Construcction System in
i 1998, the C
CIDB eventuallly formed
the IB
BS Steering Committee
C
on 1999 for the effort to brin
ng to the foreefront all the IBS related issues in a
frameework to prom
mote the greateer usage of IBS in the consttruction industtry and to drivve the industry
y forward.
The IB
BS Strategic Plan
P
in 1999 was publishedd as a result for
f establishm
ment of this coommittee. Furrthermore,
the Coonstruction Inndustry Masteer Plan 2006-22015 (CIMP 2006-2015)
2
haas been publisshed in Decem
mber 2006
as meeans to chart the
t future direection of the Malaysian
M
Co
onstruction Inddustry. The im
mportance and
d effort to
promoote IBS is hiighlighted undder Strategic Thrust 5: Inn
novate througgh R&D to aadopt new co
onstruction
methoods such as IB
BS in the Consstruction Industry Master Pllan 2006-20155 [26 and 27]..
These various significantt efforts by thhe governmen
nt to promotee the usage oof IBS as a significant
s
alternnative comparre to the convventional metthod did not made considerable progreess. Thereforee, the IBS
Roadm
map 2003-20010 was deveeloped and published
p
to steer the dirrection of IB
BS implementtation and
promootion activitiees, guide the practitioners
p
a policy maakers on IBS related issuess in ensuring the global
and
competitiveness off Malaysian coonstruction plaayers through
h the efficient and effective usage of IBS. It should
be notted that the foormulated roaddmap is a com
mprehensive document that divided the IB
BS programm
me into a 5M strrategy (five main
m
focus areas)
a
that reflects the inp
puts needed to
t drive the programme which
w
are
Manppower, Materiaals, Managem
ment, Monetaryy and Marketiing [16].
I
IBS
Roadmapp 2003-2010 (First IBS Roadmap) as a significant valuable
v
alterrnative for co
onstruction
industtry on the endd of year 20100 did not achieeve the goals of this roadm
map. Accordingg to CIDB in Malaysia,
only one
o KPI (Moonetary) out of
o the 5 measurable KPI’s (key perform
mance indicatoors) was achieved. The
KPI’ss was categorrized to Manppower, Moneetary, Materiaals, Bumiputera Manufactuurers Develop
pment and
Contrractors or Insttallers Bumipuutera Developpment. Hencee, the new IBS
S Roadmap 22011-2015 (Seecond IBS
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Roadm
map) is develloped by CIDB under conssultation with the industry players
p
to chaart the way fo
orward for
IBS industry.
i
Alteernatively, Coonstruction Inddustry Develo
opment Boardd (CIDB) havve emphasizeed on four
policyy objectives which
w
were quuality, efficienncy, competen
ncy and sustaiinability leading to a sustaiinable IBS
industtry that will eventually
e
conntribute to thee competitiven
ness of constrruction industtry in Malaysiia [28 and
29]. The
T next part of
o this researcch will brieflyy discuss on th
he classificatioon of Industraalised Building
g Systems
(IBS).
4.
CLASSIFIICATION OF IBS SYSTEM
M
In Malaysia,
M
Consstruction Induustry Developpment Board
d (CIDB, 20003) has classsified the Ind
dustralised
Building System (IBS) system into five cateegories which
h are: pre-casst concrete frraming, steel formwork
system
m, steel framiing systems, block
b
work syystem and preefabricated tim
mber framing system. Consequently,
this reesearch has cllassified Induustralised Buillding System (IBS) with itts sub system categories with a brief
descriiption based on
o Table 2.
Table 2- Classification
n of Industrializzed Building Systems
S
(IBS)
T
Type
of IBS
Sub Systeem Categories
Precast Conncrete Wall
System
Reinforcedd Concrete
Building with
w Precast
Concrete Slab
A combinaation of frames with precast cooncrete hollow
w core slab
or precast planks.
p
Block Worrk Components
Contains of
o interlockingg Concrete M
Masonry Unitss (CMU),
lightweightt concrete blockks and etc.
Prefabricated
Componentts
mber frames, rooof trusses and eetc.
Includes tim
Precast Conncrete Framing,
Panel and Box
B Systems
Precaast
Systeems
Concretee
Blockk
Workk
Systeems
Prefaabricated
Timbber
Framingg
Systeems
Brrief Descriptionns
Comprises of precast coolumns, beams,, slabs, 3D co
omponents
(balconies, staircases, toillets, lift chambeers), permanen
nt concrete
formwork and
a etc.
A structuraal framework off the building composed of pree-cast slab
and load bearing
b
wall. The
T load beariing walls and slabs are
manufacturred off-site and transferred at ssite to be erected.
Timberr
Form
mwork Systems
Formwork Componentss
(Steel,
Plastic
andd
Aluminum))
Consists off tunnel forms,, beams and coolumns mouldiing forms,
permanent steel formworkks, metal decks and etc.
Steel
Framedd
Buildding Systems
Steel Frameed Componentss
Comprises of steel beam
ms and colum
mns, portal fram
mes, roof
trusses and etc.
Table 2, shoows that the precast
p
concreete framed sy
ystem which is
i fabricated oor manufacturred offsite
using machine and formwork is one of the moost popular fo
orms of industtrialized buildding system paarticularly
in Maalaysia whichh offers advanntages such as
a high degreee of flexibility in term oof larger clear distance
betweeen columns which
w
as a ressult the longerr span give big
gger open spaace and greateer freedom of designing
the flooor areas. Folllowing part of
o this researcch will bring down briefly the overall concluded poin
nts of this
researrch.
4.
CONCLU
USION
This research
r
selecct the valuablle definition of IBS as a construction technique
t
in which compo
onents are
manufactured in a controlled environment (on
( or off sitee), transporteed, positionedd and assemblled into a
structuure with minnimal additionnal site workks. Furthermo
ore, this studdy proposed aand discussed
d the IBS
timeliMine in Malayssia since its establishment
e
t on early 1960s along wiith its developpment toward
ds various
efforts until 2015. Successful and
a effective implementatio
on of IBS in Malaysia connstruction ind
dustry can
offer various beneffits compare to conventionnal in-situ sysstems. Those are: the speeed of construcction, less
wastaage of materiaals which meeans cost saviings, reductio
on of unskilled workers, faaster and bettter quality
controol of construuction, increased site cleaanliness and safety to connstruction proojects. These are very
imporrtant aspect inn achieving thee efficient andd effective con
nstruction inddustry which w
will enhance the
t market
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share of constructioon industry, ennhancing the competitive advantages,
a
prreparing the coonstruction in
ndustry for
Intenaationalisation and Globalisaation as well as
a contributing
g to the Malayysian economyy.
T governmeent has done a lot of effortts to enhance the
The
t current coonventional, laabor-intensivee activities
to a more
m
technologgically advancced method off construction
n such as by deeveloping the Industrialised
d Building
System
ms (IBS) throough the Consstruction Induustry Develop
pment Board (CIDB).
(
The ggovernment had
h efforts
in devveloping the 1st and 2nd IB
BS Roadmap to put Malay
ysia constructtion industry in producing fast, cost
effecttive, high quaality construcction productss and able to
o compete with
w
the globaal construction market.
Finallly, the study presented
p
in thhis paper is a preliminary survey
s
and is a part of an oongoing researrch, which
will eventually attempt
a
to further
fu
enhannce the pracctices and im
mplementatioon of successsful IBS
impleementation aloong with introducing the collaborative tecchnologies in construction industry, partiicularly in
the IB
BS project deelivery in Maalaysia. Additiionally, it is hoped that thhe results of the main reseearch will
hopeffully provide and
a form the basis
b
of a valuuable coordinaation with in thhe Malaysian construction industry.
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ACKNOWL
LEDGMENT
The authors
a
wouldd like to thannk Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
M
and the Ministry of Higher Education,
E
Malayysia for sponsoring this reseearch through Research University Grantt No: 01J58.
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