An investigation on sustainable refurbishment practice of building works in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohd Sopery, Luqman Hakim, Ayob, Mohd Fairullazi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press 2023
• Subjects: T Technology (General); T175 Industrial research. Research and development; T55.4 Industrial engineering.Management engineering.; TA170 Environmental engineering. Sustainable engineering; TH Building construction; TH3301 Maintenance and repair; TH845 Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings; TH880 Sustainable buildings. Sustainable construction; TX Home economics; TX955 Building operation and maintenance
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/105480/1/105480_An%20investigation%20on%20sustainable%20refurbishment.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/105480/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/kaed/index.php/japcm/article/view/735

Refurbishment is one of the solutions to address the environmental issues the construction industry faces. However, even though many existing buildings have gone through refurbishment, many buildings still lack consideration to incorporate sustainable elements. Realizing that sustainable refurbishme...