... Goal (SDG) 11 (sustainable cities and communities). Studies regarding affordable housing leakages and their aftermath to Goal 11 in one study are scarce in Malaysia. The study investigated Malaysia's low-cost housing (LCH) leakages and their aftermath to Goal 11 and proffered measures to achieving Goal...

... an insight into actual experiences of graduate architects in contract implementation management. The data were collected through face-to-face semi-structured interviews providing case studies on contract implementation management on housing projects in Malaysia and observation of the actual on-going projects...

... To improve the TFPI estimation, normally unobserved environmental variables were included in the GYI-TFPI model. These are the physical operation of the firm (inland versus marine operation) and regional locality (West Malaysia versus East Malaysia). Consequently, the complete components of TFPI (i.e...

... gathered through a field survey involving practicing QSs from client, consultant and contractor organisations, and university students undertaking QS programmes in Malaysia. The data obtained were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistical tools. Findings The significance of the basic...

... 26 10 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Maintenance management process Malaysia BIM IBS buildings Unit of analysis: The unit of analysis is the entity on which there are data and which will be subjected...

... is used to model the PD strategies of 86 LCFs in Malaysia over 14 years (2003–2016) and its impact on productivity and profitability performance. Findings Unrelated diversification (UD) decreased firm performance in 2003–2016, while related diversification (RD) had a positive impact during the more...

... 17 11 2015 26 01 2016 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Malaysia Risk Information Contracts Disputes Contract law Clause 11.0 of PAM 2006 was selected as the example for the restructured contract...

.... Design/methodology/approach – A review of previous research on the rules of measurement was carried out. This exercise provides the basis for questionnaire design which was administered to quantity surveyors in Malaysia construction industry. Findings – The results indicated the need to develop...

... studies that have taken the initiative to specifically list down the activities involved in the PPC, mainly in the context of the construction industry, this study offers a significant contribution. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Malaysia Construction Industry Procurement Supply...

... Malaysia Perception Surveys Construction management Information technology strategy The delivery of a built environment project is beset with problems. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a globally emerging phenomenon that may greatly influence the evolution of the construction industry...

...Nurul Sakina Mokhtar Azizi; Suzanne Wilkinson; Elizabeth Fassman Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the level of energy saving behaviour between green and conventional office buildings in Malaysia to determine if people in green buildings perform better energy saving behaviour...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Malaysia PCA Social and internal conflicts Construction management Conflict mitigation PLS-PM International construction projects can be defined as projects in overseas or host countries that include multinational participants from...

...Yee Cheong Yong; Nur Emma Mustaffa Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the principal factors that are critical to the success of a construction project in Malaysia, and determine their relative importance as perceived by different respondents. The findings of this study will provide...

... role in the dispute resolution. In conclusion, the preliminary interview provided an important insight and helped set the direction for the research that was carried out. Survey samples were concentrated in Klang Valley (Kuala Lumpur and Selangor), Malaysia, due to its strategic location...

... the total of direct and indirect emissions resulting from the construction industry itself could be much higher. Green Environmental sustainability Capital cost Life cycle costs Malaysia Housing Sustainable development Construction operations Besides the environmental reasons...

...Pollaphat Nitithamyong; Zijin Tan Purpose The use of external project management consulting firms (PMCs) in construction projects has not been widely accepted by practitioners in Malaysia because of several failed experiences in public projects. This study aims to investigate the important roles...

... era in Malaysia. CIDB extensively promotes ICT training for managers in the CI. Research and development should be promoted to enhance the technology readiness. Technology can be used to improve firms' ability in terms of the effective use of information. For example, Li et al. (2000...

...Wa'el Alaghbari; Mohd. Razali A. Kadir; Azizah Salim; Ernawati Purpose The paper seeks to identify the major factors causing delay in building construction projects in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey was used to carry out the study. The questionnaire consisted...

... that have significant effects on the construction time performance of public sector civil engineering projects in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a quantitative approach. Original contract duration and actual contract duration of 244 projects were collected from project files...