Malaysia Government mission towards development of low carbon cities in reducing carbon emission ... more Malaysia Government mission towards development of low carbon cities in reducing carbon emission by 40% by year 2020. Therefore, our construction industry plays an important role and gives negative impacts on the environment. Factors of embodied energy and carbon emission are important in selecting construction method by considering the low carbon type of construction material to be used during the construction process. This paper presents an analysis of Embodied Energy and carbon emission in a building that used IBS and conventional method to achieve sustainable construction in Malaysia. All data was recorded and analyse using a commercial Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool called Carbon Calculator. The study includes IBS component; precast concrete wall panel, column, beam and half slab and cast in situ components; burn clay bricks, reinforced concrete slab, column, and beam. The results are presented in terms of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2E) of construction materials and compari...
Article history: Received 2 September 2018 Received in revised form 7 November 2018 Accepted 10 N... more Article history: Received 2 September 2018 Received in revised form 7 November 2018 Accepted 10 November 2018 Available online 15 November 2018 The Malaysian Construction Industry significantly important in development vision of 2020 by reducing 40% of carbon emission. Moreover, the industry has contributed to negative impacts on the environment, not only on consumption of natural resources but also in the consumption of embodied energy and emitting million tons of carbon emission annually. In fact, Malaysia is categorized the 30th in the world’s ranking in carbon emission level. Therefore, it is necessary to acknowledge embodied energy and carbon emission amongst other factors in selecting construction method for projects. However, it is lack of studies on the assessment of embodied energy and CO2 of building projects in Malaysia. The Green Building Index (GBI) has been introduced to guide the construction stakeholders in reducing the level of embodied energy and carbon emission an...
Bakgrund: Förstärkning ges för att minimera de negativa effekterna som en hörselnedsättning har p... more Bakgrund: Förstärkning ges för att minimera de negativa effekterna som en hörselnedsättning har på språkutvecklingen. För att upptäcka en hörselnedsättning vid tidigt skede används hörselscreening. Personer med unilateral hörselnedsättning (UHL) har svårare att lokalisera ljud, svårare att urskilja ljud i bakgrundsbuller. Syfte: Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att undersöka hur språkutvecklingen var för barn och ungdomar med UHL. Metod: En beskrivande litteraturstudie som sammanställde publicerad data mellan 2002-2017 och som behandlade språkutveckling och individuella lösningar hos barn med unilateral hörselnedsättning. Elva artiklar inkluderades. Studier inkluderades om de studerat någon grad av sensorineural eller kombinerad UHL, barn som var 17 år eller yngre, studier skrivna på engelska och originalartiklar som studerat språkutvecklingen. Studier exkluderades om de var översiktsartiklar, någon mer funktionsnedsättning än hörselnedsättning, cochleaimplantat och fluktuerande konduktiv nedsättning. Resultat: De flesta studierna visade en skillnad på språkutvecklingen mellan kontrollgruppen och barn med unilateral hörselnedsättning. Individuella lösningar (ex hörapparater och individuell utbildningsplan) är till fördel för barn med UHL.
The construction industry is one of the risky workplaces attributable to its complexity and dynam... more The construction industry is one of the risky workplaces attributable to its complexity and dynamic nature of construction activities. High rise building construction remains predominant for high accident rates counted yearly. A site-specific assessment tool that considers the characteristics and changeable conditions of the currently managed construction site is necessary to precisely assess safety risks. Therefore, this study aims to address the significant safety risks and principal factors associated with the high rise building construction projects in Malaysia. Responses obtained within the construction management personnel are evaluated using factor analysis to understand the latent critical risk factors. Preliminary findings suggest that all safety risks are significant and working environment is identified as the most critical principal factor which consists of diverse underlying safety risks with high loading factors. Successful investigations of the study will lead to the ...
2011 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA), 2011
The construction industry is still plagued by poor quality, poor workmanship, poor safety and hea... more The construction industry is still plagued by poor quality, poor workmanship, poor safety and health environment, and poor practices. The current main problem in the Malaysian Construction Industry is delayed projects under the Ninth Malaysia Plan. The idea of introducing formal risk assessment among Malaysian contractors during the project planning stage is a proactive approach to achieve project objectives. Therefore, this research intends to achieve the following objectives: (1) to investigate the contractors' approaches of risk assessment techniques at the project planning stage, (2) to investigate the consequences of risk assessment techniques at the project planning stage, and (3) to determine the appropriate risk assessment techniques in dealing with the potential risk factors at the project planning stage. The research methodology applied for this research includes literature reviews and questionnaires. Findings from this research show that the application of risk assessment techniques in the Malaysian Construction Industry is still moderate. Hence, it is suggested that these contractors should try to implement formal risk assessment techniques during the project planning stage in order to achieve the project objectives.
PurposeTaking a cognitive perspective of internal auditor independence, the purpose of this study... more PurposeTaking a cognitive perspective of internal auditor independence, the purpose of this study is to develop measures for the concepts of commitment to independence, role conflict and role ambiguity in the context of the internal auditor's work environment, in order to provide evidence of the effects of role conflict and ambiguity, and their sub‐dimensions, on the internal auditor's commitment to independence.Design/methodology/approachTo measure these concepts, scales are developed for a questionnaire by drawing on measures established in the organizational behavior literature and adapting these to the internal auditor's context. The questionnaire is sent to a sample of internal auditors drawn from the database of the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia in which listed companies with an in‐house internal audit function are extracted. There are 101 useable responses.FindingsThe results reveal that both role ambiguity and role conflict are significantly negatively ...
Construction activities must conserved energy, land, water and material to successfully implement... more Construction activities must conserved energy, land, water and material to successfully implementing green construction, while planning and managing the work regarding the minimisation of environmental impacts related to the construction process. Notwithstanding this, many arguments and discrepancies between the ideal form of green construction and existing construction due to the practical difficulties in realizing the concept of green construction. This paper critically reviews the existing green building assessment tools, theoretical framework and the critical success factors based on literature review search. Investigating the existing green building assessment tools, theoretical framework and critical success factors are fundamental in determining the successful implementation of green construction in the Malaysian construction environment. Keywords Critical success factors Á Green building assessment tools Á Theoretical framework Á Green construction Á Malaysian construction environment 1 Introduction Construction industry in Malaysia is considered the fastest developing country in Asia and has contributed 3-7 % to the Gross Development Product (GDP). The current GDP has contributed to 6.2 % in the first quarter of 2014. For five consecutive quarters, the construction sector continued to register impressive growth with
2011 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA), 2011
In general, many contractors in Malaysia are found to have a limited expertise in developing an a... more In general, many contractors in Malaysia are found to have a limited expertise in developing an appropriate strategy to mitigate project risks. Consequently, this has led contractors struggling to complete the project on schedule, within the client's budget and quality parameters. This was proven by the current issues on the delayed projects reported in the Ninth Malaysian Plan. Currently in Malaysia, there is no existing risk management framework specifically designed for contractors. Thus, the idea of introducing CIRIM among the Malaysian contractors is a proactive approach to achieve better project objectives. This paper therefore proposes to introduce the CIRIM framework to be adopted by the Malaysian contractors. The research methodology applied in the main research includes literature reviews, questionnaires and interviews. It is found that although there are some forms of risk management systems being used in the Malaysian construction industry, most of them are not well structured, documented and implemented in a formal manner. Therefore, the idea of establishing the CIRIM framework among Malaysian contractors is paramount and justified.
2011 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA), 2011
In general, many contractors in Malaysia are found to have a limited expertise in developing an a... more In general, many contractors in Malaysia are found to have a limited expertise in developing an appropriate strategy to mitigate project risks. Consequently, this has led contractors struggling to complete the project on schedule, within the client's budget and quality parameters. This was proven by the current issues on the delayed projects reported in the Ninth Malaysian Plan. Currently in Malaysia, there is no existing risk management framework specifically designed for contractors. Thus, the idea of introducing CIRIM among the Malaysian contractors is a proactive approach to achieve better project objectives. This paper therefore proposes to introduce the CIRIM framework to be adopted by the Malaysian contractors. The research methodology applied in the main research includes literature reviews, questionnaires and interviews. It is found that although there are some forms of risk management systems being used in the Malaysian construction industry, most of them are not well structured, documented and implemented in a formal manner. Therefore, the idea of establishing the CIRIM framework among Malaysian contractors is paramount and justified.
Malaysia Government mission towards development of low carbon cities in reducing carbon emission ... more Malaysia Government mission towards development of low carbon cities in reducing carbon emission by 40% by year 2020. Therefore, our construction industry plays an important role and gives negative impacts on the environment. Factors of embodied energy and carbon emission are important in selecting construction method by considering the low carbon type of construction material to be used during the construction process. This paper presents an analysis of Embodied Energy and carbon emission in a building that used IBS and conventional method to achieve sustainable construction in Malaysia. All data was recorded and analyse using a commercial Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool called Carbon Calculator. The study includes IBS component; precast concrete wall panel, column, beam and half slab and cast in situ components; burn clay bricks, reinforced concrete slab, column, and beam. The results are presented in terms of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2E) of construction materials and compari...
Article history: Received 2 September 2018 Received in revised form 7 November 2018 Accepted 10 N... more Article history: Received 2 September 2018 Received in revised form 7 November 2018 Accepted 10 November 2018 Available online 15 November 2018 The Malaysian Construction Industry significantly important in development vision of 2020 by reducing 40% of carbon emission. Moreover, the industry has contributed to negative impacts on the environment, not only on consumption of natural resources but also in the consumption of embodied energy and emitting million tons of carbon emission annually. In fact, Malaysia is categorized the 30th in the world’s ranking in carbon emission level. Therefore, it is necessary to acknowledge embodied energy and carbon emission amongst other factors in selecting construction method for projects. However, it is lack of studies on the assessment of embodied energy and CO2 of building projects in Malaysia. The Green Building Index (GBI) has been introduced to guide the construction stakeholders in reducing the level of embodied energy and carbon emission an...
Bakgrund: Förstärkning ges för att minimera de negativa effekterna som en hörselnedsättning har p... more Bakgrund: Förstärkning ges för att minimera de negativa effekterna som en hörselnedsättning har på språkutvecklingen. För att upptäcka en hörselnedsättning vid tidigt skede används hörselscreening. Personer med unilateral hörselnedsättning (UHL) har svårare att lokalisera ljud, svårare att urskilja ljud i bakgrundsbuller. Syfte: Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att undersöka hur språkutvecklingen var för barn och ungdomar med UHL. Metod: En beskrivande litteraturstudie som sammanställde publicerad data mellan 2002-2017 och som behandlade språkutveckling och individuella lösningar hos barn med unilateral hörselnedsättning. Elva artiklar inkluderades. Studier inkluderades om de studerat någon grad av sensorineural eller kombinerad UHL, barn som var 17 år eller yngre, studier skrivna på engelska och originalartiklar som studerat språkutvecklingen. Studier exkluderades om de var översiktsartiklar, någon mer funktionsnedsättning än hörselnedsättning, cochleaimplantat och fluktuerande konduktiv nedsättning. Resultat: De flesta studierna visade en skillnad på språkutvecklingen mellan kontrollgruppen och barn med unilateral hörselnedsättning. Individuella lösningar (ex hörapparater och individuell utbildningsplan) är till fördel för barn med UHL.
The construction industry is one of the risky workplaces attributable to its complexity and dynam... more The construction industry is one of the risky workplaces attributable to its complexity and dynamic nature of construction activities. High rise building construction remains predominant for high accident rates counted yearly. A site-specific assessment tool that considers the characteristics and changeable conditions of the currently managed construction site is necessary to precisely assess safety risks. Therefore, this study aims to address the significant safety risks and principal factors associated with the high rise building construction projects in Malaysia. Responses obtained within the construction management personnel are evaluated using factor analysis to understand the latent critical risk factors. Preliminary findings suggest that all safety risks are significant and working environment is identified as the most critical principal factor which consists of diverse underlying safety risks with high loading factors. Successful investigations of the study will lead to the ...
2011 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA), 2011
The construction industry is still plagued by poor quality, poor workmanship, poor safety and hea... more The construction industry is still plagued by poor quality, poor workmanship, poor safety and health environment, and poor practices. The current main problem in the Malaysian Construction Industry is delayed projects under the Ninth Malaysia Plan. The idea of introducing formal risk assessment among Malaysian contractors during the project planning stage is a proactive approach to achieve project objectives. Therefore, this research intends to achieve the following objectives: (1) to investigate the contractors' approaches of risk assessment techniques at the project planning stage, (2) to investigate the consequences of risk assessment techniques at the project planning stage, and (3) to determine the appropriate risk assessment techniques in dealing with the potential risk factors at the project planning stage. The research methodology applied for this research includes literature reviews and questionnaires. Findings from this research show that the application of risk assessment techniques in the Malaysian Construction Industry is still moderate. Hence, it is suggested that these contractors should try to implement formal risk assessment techniques during the project planning stage in order to achieve the project objectives.
PurposeTaking a cognitive perspective of internal auditor independence, the purpose of this study... more PurposeTaking a cognitive perspective of internal auditor independence, the purpose of this study is to develop measures for the concepts of commitment to independence, role conflict and role ambiguity in the context of the internal auditor's work environment, in order to provide evidence of the effects of role conflict and ambiguity, and their sub‐dimensions, on the internal auditor's commitment to independence.Design/methodology/approachTo measure these concepts, scales are developed for a questionnaire by drawing on measures established in the organizational behavior literature and adapting these to the internal auditor's context. The questionnaire is sent to a sample of internal auditors drawn from the database of the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia in which listed companies with an in‐house internal audit function are extracted. There are 101 useable responses.FindingsThe results reveal that both role ambiguity and role conflict are significantly negatively ...
Construction activities must conserved energy, land, water and material to successfully implement... more Construction activities must conserved energy, land, water and material to successfully implementing green construction, while planning and managing the work regarding the minimisation of environmental impacts related to the construction process. Notwithstanding this, many arguments and discrepancies between the ideal form of green construction and existing construction due to the practical difficulties in realizing the concept of green construction. This paper critically reviews the existing green building assessment tools, theoretical framework and the critical success factors based on literature review search. Investigating the existing green building assessment tools, theoretical framework and critical success factors are fundamental in determining the successful implementation of green construction in the Malaysian construction environment. Keywords Critical success factors Á Green building assessment tools Á Theoretical framework Á Green construction Á Malaysian construction environment 1 Introduction Construction industry in Malaysia is considered the fastest developing country in Asia and has contributed 3-7 % to the Gross Development Product (GDP). The current GDP has contributed to 6.2 % in the first quarter of 2014. For five consecutive quarters, the construction sector continued to register impressive growth with
2011 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA), 2011
In general, many contractors in Malaysia are found to have a limited expertise in developing an a... more In general, many contractors in Malaysia are found to have a limited expertise in developing an appropriate strategy to mitigate project risks. Consequently, this has led contractors struggling to complete the project on schedule, within the client's budget and quality parameters. This was proven by the current issues on the delayed projects reported in the Ninth Malaysian Plan. Currently in Malaysia, there is no existing risk management framework specifically designed for contractors. Thus, the idea of introducing CIRIM among the Malaysian contractors is a proactive approach to achieve better project objectives. This paper therefore proposes to introduce the CIRIM framework to be adopted by the Malaysian contractors. The research methodology applied in the main research includes literature reviews, questionnaires and interviews. It is found that although there are some forms of risk management systems being used in the Malaysian construction industry, most of them are not well structured, documented and implemented in a formal manner. Therefore, the idea of establishing the CIRIM framework among Malaysian contractors is paramount and justified.
2011 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA), 2011
In general, many contractors in Malaysia are found to have a limited expertise in developing an a... more In general, many contractors in Malaysia are found to have a limited expertise in developing an appropriate strategy to mitigate project risks. Consequently, this has led contractors struggling to complete the project on schedule, within the client's budget and quality parameters. This was proven by the current issues on the delayed projects reported in the Ninth Malaysian Plan. Currently in Malaysia, there is no existing risk management framework specifically designed for contractors. Thus, the idea of introducing CIRIM among the Malaysian contractors is a proactive approach to achieve better project objectives. This paper therefore proposes to introduce the CIRIM framework to be adopted by the Malaysian contractors. The research methodology applied in the main research includes literature reviews, questionnaires and interviews. It is found that although there are some forms of risk management systems being used in the Malaysian construction industry, most of them are not well structured, documented and implemented in a formal manner. Therefore, the idea of establishing the CIRIM framework among Malaysian contractors is paramount and justified.
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