THE MALAYSIAN STAKEHOLDERS COGNIZANCE ON CONSTRUCTIONS IN IMPLEMENTING A SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SYSTEM (IBS) IN MALAYSIA
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Abstract
The construction industry and government of Malaysia have coined the term Industrialised Building System (IBS) to describe the enhancement of industrialization and the development of prefabricated components for building constructions. The purpose of this study is to create an awareness regarding the sustainable implementation of the Industrialised Building System (IBS) among private stakeholders in the Malaysian construction sector, notably in the Klang Valley region. The study aims to better identify stakeholders' existing level of IBS knowledge, with a focus on cost, time, and available programmes. Certain units of a building that comprises more time usage and workload are efficiently reduced by implementing manufactured components in the off-site and delivered later to the site. IBS is however a need that is persisting subconsciously and consciously as Malaysia has been relying on the dependency of other countries for their unskilled laborer. Thus, this study is intended to create cognizance among private stakeholders in Malaysia Construction in implementing sustainable Industrial Building System (IBS) in Klang Valley. A survey of the quantitative method of 126 construction workers from 400 private enterprises in Klang Valley was carried out. The study focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of time management in construction projects, evaluating project quality compliance, comparing construction quality and cost between conventional methods and IBS, and assessing private stakeholders' awareness and cognizance of the sustainability of IBS in the construction industry. The findings of the research are gearing towards investigating the potential of IBS in addressing building difficulties in Malaysia and focusing on its sustainable practices and the need to improve awareness among private stakeholders in the Klang Valley.
