Industrialized Building Systems Construction in Malaysia
Publication: Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Available literature indicates that considerable research efforts have been directed toward the “hardware elements” of the industrialized building systems technology. However, the hardware elements are only concerned with the structure itself. Nonetheless, to date, the “software elements” of the industrialized building systems, which are concerned with the data and information available on the system, users, clients, establishment of manufacturing and assembly layout and process, as well as allocation or resources and material, have received little attention. There is therefore a dire need to overcome the shortage in the software elements of the building system research. This paper reports a survey conducted on industrialized building system construction companies. The main objective is to present the building system technologies existing in Malaysia and to examine problems and constraints associated with these technologies.
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Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 8 • Issue 1 • March 2002
Pages: 19 - 23
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Copyright © 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Mar 20, 2000
Accepted: Dec 4, 2001
Published online: Mar 1, 2002
Published in print: Mar 2002
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