Fathi, M. S., Abedi, M. and Mirasa, A. K. 2012. Construction Industry Experience of Industrialised Building System in Malaysia. 9th International Congress on Civil Engineering (9ICCE). Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Isfahan, Iran 08 - 10 May 2012
| Title | Construction Industry Experience of Industrialised Building System in Malaysia |
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| Authors | Fathi, M. S., Abedi, M. and Mirasa, A. K. |
| Type | Conference paper |
| Abstract | Government of Malaysia has done various efforts to promote the usage of Industrialised Building System (IBS) as an efficient and effective construction system compare to conventional building system. This paper reviews the experiences of Malaysian construction industry in the adoption of IBS from the first level of establishment until its development. This research select IBS as a construction technique in which components are manufactured in a controlled environment (on or off site), transported, positioned and assembled into a structure with minimal additional site works. IBS have been categorised to: precast concrete framing, steel formwork system, steel framing systems, block work system and prefabricated timber framing system. A comprehensive review from various sources conducted to define and classified IBS in this paper. The findings of this research illustrated the timeline of IBS establishment and development in Malaysia. |
| Year | 2012 |
| Conference | 9th International Congress on Civil Engineering (9ICCE) |
| Accepted author manuscript | |
| Book title | 9th International Congress on Civil Engineering (9ICCE), Esfahan University of Technology (IUT), Esfahan, May 8-10, 2012 |