Barriers of Implement Industrialised Building System (IBS) for Private Sector on Residential Building in Northern Region Malaysia

Yee, Chyn Yin (2020) Barriers of Implement Industrialised Building System (IBS) for Private Sector on Residential Building in Northern Region Malaysia. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

Malaysia's construction industry has brought economic growth to the country. However, Malaysia's construction industry faced many problems related to increased use of foreign labour, waste of construction materials, uncontrolled quality of construction materials, unsafe construction sites and delays in construction schedules. Industrialised Building System (IBS) were introduced to Malaysia to solve the problems. IBS is a building system built using prefabricated components and systematically completed using machines, formwork and other forms of mechanical equipment, which can help increase productivity and change the paradigm of traditional methods. Although IBS has been launched in Malaysia for more than 40 years, and the Malaysian government and non-governmental organizations have taken several measures to promote and increase the level of IBS adoption in Malaysia, the level of IBS adoption is still far from reaching the government's ideal goal. This study aims to highlight the current development of IBS in the Malaysian construction industry and potential challenges related to the implementation of IBS. This research focuses on the development of residential buildings in the private sector of the construction industry in Northern Malaysia. This study is done in order to investigate the barriers of implementing IBS in Malaysia construction industry, to analyse the main barriers of implementing IBS in Northern of Malaysia construction industry for private sector on residential building, and to propose the solution to enhance the implementation of IBS in Northern of Malaysia construction industry for private sector on residential building. The survey was based on information gathered through literature reviews and distribution of questionnaires in order to achieve the objectives. Questionnaires were distributed by email and self-collection method. The respondents included of developers and contractors. The data obtained from the respondents were analysed using Microsoft Excel software. In short, the objectives set for the study have been successfully achieved. Through content analysis, the barriers of implementation of IBS in Malaysia construction industry can be divided into five categories, such as client and professional factor, cost issues, knowledge and skill, project delivery and supply chain, and finally lack of government incentives, directive and promotion. The main barriers of implementation of IBS in Northern of Malaysia construction industry are cost issues and knowledge and skill. The main proposed improvements are the introduction of more incentives and facilitation measures by the government and the provision of more IBS education and training programs. Compared to Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia, former researchers have still done less research on barriers to implementing IBS in Northern Malaysia. The private sector needs to increase its participation in IBS by 15% to meet the 50% target set by Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) by 2020. Hence, research on barriers to the implementation of IBS in the private sector of residential building in Northern Malaysia had contributed the data analysis and factors for the low implementation rate of IBS. After this research is completed, the construction parties and government can refer to the proposed solution to solve the problem and improve the level of IBS implementation in Northern Malaysia and throughout Malaysia.