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Sustainability considerations have been suggested as key elements in Private Financing Initiative (PFI) projects in Malaysia. Notwithstanding, the sustainability is new in the Malaysian construction industry, let alone in PFI projects. This requirement has necessitated stakeholders in PFI projects to quickly learn sustainability and apply them accordingly. A research was mooted to observe and document...
The implementation of sustainable development influenced the practice of all business sectors including construction industry towards sustainable practices, which focus for the balance between economy, social and environment performances. In order to promote sustainable construction, there are several strategies which need to be considered. A large number of research has been conducted to investigate...
One of the challenges facing our construction industry is the acute shortage of construction workers in conjunction of a crackdown on illegal immigrants which began on March 1st 2005. As such, the industrialised building system (IBS) has been introduced and supported by the Malaysian Government towards less labour dependency and better quality of construction techniques since early 2000. Even so,...
The building industry is known to have a great impact towards the environment in urban areas, green roof systems are seen as a way to mitigate its negative impacts. Developed countries such as Germany, Canada, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong have widely adopted green roofs in urban areas in order to reduce the negative impact construction activities especially in the cities. Each one of these countries...
Green roof system has many potential benefits such as environmental benefits, amenity and aesthetic benefits, and economic benefits. The principal aim of this research is to improve the quality of green roof systems in Malaysia by developing design guidelines for green roof systems. This research will identify the performance benefits of green roof, the current phenomenon of green roof as well the...
Since the construction industry has great impact on the environment, the consideration of sustainable development through sustainable construction is needed. Sustainable construction provides solutions that require optimization of all types of beneficial environmental impact. Therefore, sustainable construction is important in order to achieve sustainable development, taking into consideration the...
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