Collaboration initiative on green construction and sustainability through industrialized buildings systems (IBS) in the Malaysian construction industry

Kamarul, A; Zuhairi, A; Ghani, M; Egbu, CO; Arif, M

Abstract

Malaysian Construction Industry has been urged to use innovative construction technique
and to shift from traditional practice of brick and mortar to Industrialized Building
System (IBS) construction. IBS is defined 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. On the
other hand, the issues of sustainability and green construction have been duly highlighted
in the Construction Industry Master Plan (2005 – 2015) as being of significant importance
for the Malaysian construction industry. The Malaysian government is also committed to
addressing sustainability issues and meeting its target and obligations in this regard. This
paper highlights several aspects of IBS that has the potential of contributing to green
construction and sustainability. IBS promotes sustainability from controlled production
environment, minimization of waste generation, extensive usage of energy efficient
building material, effective logistics and long term economic stability which can
contribute to better investment in environment technologies. The Construction Research
Institute of Malaysia (CREAM), University of Salford and other research institutes in
Malaysia will conduct a collaboration Research and Development (R&D) initiative on
green construction and sustainability trough IBS implementation. From this paper, the
authors hope to receive feedbacks, comments and recommendations to improve research
aims, objectives, expected deliverables and research methodology.

Citation

Kamarul, A., Zuhairi, A., Ghani, M., Egbu, C., & Arif, M. (2010). Collaboration initiative on green construction and sustainability through industrialized buildings systems (IBS) in the Malaysian construction industry. International journal of sustainable construction engineering & technology, 1(1), 1-9

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2010
• Deposit Date: Aug 15, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Journal: International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering & Technology
• Print ISSN: 2180-3242
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-9
• Publisher URL: http://www.myjurnal.my/public/browse-journal-view.php?id=255