A Study of the Implementation of the Industrialised Building System in Malaysia

Loh, Kah Wai (2019) A Study of the Implementation of the Industrialised Building System in Malaysia. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

Industrialised Building System (IBS) is refers to a technique of construction whereby components are manufactured in a controlled environment either onsite or offsite, placed and assembled into construction works. The term IBS is used in Malaysia, whereas it is also known as Pre-fabricated Construction, Modern Method of Construction and Off-site Construction in the other country. There are five commonly used IBS type in Malaysia which are precast concrete systems, steel formwork systems, steel framing systems, prefabricated timber framing systems and block work systems. By using IBS method, it will bring a lot of benefits which including reduce construction time, high cost saving, quality improvement, safer working environment, increasing of the construction built rate and reduction of foreign labour. However, there are some barriers of implementation IBS in Malaysia, which are high investment cost, shortage of skilled workers, poor skill and knowledge, negative perception, problem in project delivery and lack of standardization in design. In order to increase the adoption rate of IBS in Malaysia, there are some possible solution which include re-engineering the role of contractor, improving the educational courses on IBS, organize awareness programmes, provide training programmes, improving Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and paradigm shifting on IBS through Rebranding. Next, all the data will be collected through quantitative method by using Google Form distributed to the respondents. The sampling techniques used in this study is non-probability expert sampling because it was targeted on the Contractor Grade 7 in Klang Valley are. In this research finding, descriptive statistics and correlation analysis will be applied to determine the results of the collected data. The data would be presented in the form of tables, graphs and charts by using SPSS software.