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The prospects of wooden building construction in Malaysia: current state of affairs

The objective of this study was to evaluate the extent to which the practicing architects in Malaysia were familiar with timber products as a construction material. The materials consumption data was extracted from the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) database and was used to conduct a...

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Main Authors: Ab Latib, Hazirah, Cheong, Lum Wai, Halis, Rasmina, Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan, Lee, Yan Yi, Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Ioras, lorin
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Language:English
Published: NC State University 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82563/1/The%20prospects%20of%20wooden.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.825632020-11-14T20:57:14Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82563/ The prospects of wooden building construction in Malaysia: current state of affairs Ab Latib, Hazirah Cheong, Lum Wai Halis, Rasmina Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan Lee, Yan Yi Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Ioras, lorin The objective of this study was to evaluate the extent to which the practicing architects in Malaysia were familiar with timber products as a construction material. The materials consumption data was extracted from the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) database and was used to conduct a survey among 189 respondent architects. The results indicated that the architects were familiar with common timber products such as plywood, fiberboard, particleboard, and laminated veneer lumber. Correlation analysis of awareness and knowledge against the rate of utilization of these timber products was significant. Furthermore, the most important deterrent factors for the use of timber products in building construction in Malaysia were the high cost, poor durability, restrictive building codes and by-laws, as well as the low fire resistance. More aggressive promotion of timber products as a potential construction material is advisable to be undertaken when the goal is to boost the material’s use in the construction industry. Policy makers may also consider providing financial incentives to increase timber products utilization in building construction in Malaysia. NC State University 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82563/1/The%20prospects%20of%20wooden.pdf Ab Latib, Hazirah and Cheong, Lum Wai and Halis, Rasmina and Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan and Lee, Yan Yi and Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran and Ioras, lorin (2019) The prospects of wooden building construction in Malaysia: current state of affairs. BioResources, 14 (4). pp. 9840-9852. ISSN 1930-2126 https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/the-prospects-of-wooden-building-construction-in-malaysia-current-state-of-affairs/ 10.15376/biores.14.4.9840-9852
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description The objective of this study was to evaluate the extent to which the practicing architects in Malaysia were familiar with timber products as a construction material. The materials consumption data was extracted from the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) database and was used to conduct a survey among 189 respondent architects. The results indicated that the architects were familiar with common timber products such as plywood, fiberboard, particleboard, and laminated veneer lumber. Correlation analysis of awareness and knowledge against the rate of utilization of these timber products was significant. Furthermore, the most important deterrent factors for the use of timber products in building construction in Malaysia were the high cost, poor durability, restrictive building codes and by-laws, as well as the low fire resistance. More aggressive promotion of timber products as a potential construction material is advisable to be undertaken when the goal is to boost the material’s use in the construction industry. Policy makers may also consider providing financial incentives to increase timber products utilization in building construction in Malaysia.
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author Ab Latib, Hazirah
Cheong, Lum Wai
Halis, Rasmina
Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan
Lee, Yan Yi
Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran
Ioras, lorin
spellingShingle Ab Latib, Hazirah
Cheong, Lum Wai
Halis, Rasmina
Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan
Lee, Yan Yi
Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran
Ioras, lorin
The prospects of wooden building construction in Malaysia: current state of affairs
author_facet Ab Latib, Hazirah
Cheong, Lum Wai
Halis, Rasmina
Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan
Lee, Yan Yi
Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran
Ioras, lorin
author_sort Ab Latib, Hazirah
title The prospects of wooden building construction in Malaysia: current state of affairs
title_short The prospects of wooden building construction in Malaysia: current state of affairs
title_full The prospects of wooden building construction in Malaysia: current state of affairs
title_fullStr The prospects of wooden building construction in Malaysia: current state of affairs
title_full_unstemmed The prospects of wooden building construction in Malaysia: current state of affairs
title_sort prospects of wooden building construction in malaysia: current state of affairs
publisher NC State University
publishDate 2019
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82563/1/The%20prospects%20of%20wooden.pdf
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