| Issue |
MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 10, 2014
Building Surveying and Technology Undergraduate Conference
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| Article Number | 01002 | |
| Number of page(s) | 9 | |
| Section | Keynotes | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20141001002 | |
| Published online | 19 March 2014 | |
Industrialised Building System in Malaysia: A Review
School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia
a Corresponding author: azree@usm.my
The construction industry in Malaysia is experiencing a migration from conventional methods to a more systematic and mechanised method known as the Industrialised Building System (IBS). Each state in Malaysia is currently examining the developments of the IBS and its potential to overcome the shortages of housing accommodations in this country. The Malaysian government, involved through its agency, the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has been persistently pushing the construction industry to utilise of the IBS method of construction since the year 2003. It is a part of an incorporated endeavour to further improve the aptitude, potential, effectiveness and competitiveness of the industry as well as to diminish the industry’s dependence on foreign labour. This is also an attempt in the Malaysian construction industry to encourage positive inroads in matters associated to construction-site safety with regards to a working environment which is cleaner, more convenient and more organized.
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