Sustainability factors in industrialised building system
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Paper/Presentation Title | Sustainability factors in industrialised building system |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Yunus, Riduan (Author), Yang, Jay (Author) and Too, Eric (Author) |
Editors | Raasakka, Ville |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the World Sustainable Building Conference (SB 2011) |
ERA Conference ID | 44262 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.sb11.org/sb11-helsinki/proceedings.html |
Conference/Event | World Sustainable Building Conference (SB11): Sharing Knowledge to Improve Life for all |
World Sustainable Building Conference | |
Event Details | World Sustainable Building Conference SB Rank C C C C C |
Event Details | World Sustainable Building Conference (SB11): Sharing Knowledge to Improve Life for all Event Date 18 to end of 21 Oct 2011 Event Location Helsinki, Finland |
Abstract | In Malaysia, Industrialised Building Systems (IBS) are being promoted as a potential to enhance sustainability by the building industry and government. Known elsewhere as prefabricated con-struction, IBS employs a combination of ready-made components in the construction of buildings that promote quality of production, enhance simplification of construction processes and minimise on-site work. The components are manufactured in a factory either on or off site. They are then positioned and assembled into building structures. The unique characteristic of IBS has the poten-tial to respond well to the sustainability challenge facing the construction industry. Despite the promises however, IBS has yet to be effectively implemented in Malaysia. There are often miscon-ceptions among key stakeholders about IBS applications and some of the rating schemes fail to assess IBS towards sustainability deliverables. A holistic approach to improving IBS implementation is necessary to consider sustainability per-ceptions on IBS among key stakeholders. As IBS design is one of the most important development phases to incorporate sustainability requirements and expectations, a framework of embedding sustainability factors into IBS design is being developed through research. This paper presents an improved IBS design process focused on sustainability, showing where and how sustainability should be assessed to improve IBS construction. The framework being developed can provide guidance and decision making assistance to not only design consultants but all relevant stakehol-ders by integrating sustainability concepts into IBS applications. Outcome of the research will also provide a benchmark for developing countries in adopting prefabricated construction systems. |
Keywords | sustainability; design; industrial building system; stakeholder |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400505. Construction materials |
330204. Building information modelling and management | |
359999. Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1591/sustainability-factors-in-industrialised-building-system
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