Industrialised building system (ibs) quality testing for disaster resilience from technical and non-technical perspectives
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Date
2018-06
Authors
Moreen Daryl Justine
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Abstract
The construction industry plays an important part in the socio-economic
development of a developing nation. This industry is a distinct sector of the economy
which makes direct contribution to the country’s economic growth and also provides the
basis upon which the other sectors can grow. Increased adoption of the Industrialised
Building System (IBS) is one of the rapid encouragement efforts made by the Malaysian
government to enhance the construction industry. IBS refers to a construction technique
whereby building components are manufactured in a controlled environment, either onsite or off-site, and then installed or erected into construction. The main goal of this
research is to determine IBS quality testing whether it is disaster resilient in terms of
technical and non-technical perspectives. This research to determine the priority factors
in IBS quality testing for disaster resilience in building projects from the perspective of
stakeholders in the construction industry. This research was performed by conducting a
quantitative and qualitative research among 40 respondents. At the end of the research,
materials and durability criteria are ranked as the priority criteria under the technical
factor category while productivity and economics are the highest ranked criteria under
the non-technical category. It is concluded that the technical factors are perceived to be
more dominant in terms of IBS quality testing for disaster resilience while non-technical
factors also play their roles but are less significant compared to technical factors for IBS
quality testing. Based on this research, it is expected that IBS can be further improved in
terms of its quality and expand its market at the international level in disaster
management.