Building cost comparison between conventional and fully prefabricated systems in Malaysia: a case study of single and double storey house

• Main Authors: Haron, Nuzul Azam, Hassim, Salihudin, Abdul Kadir, Mohd Razali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia 2007
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23100/1/Building%20cost%20comparison%20between%20conventional%20and%20fully%20prefabricated%20systems%20in%20Malaysia%20a%20case%20study%20of%20single%20and%20double%20storey%20house.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23100/; http://www.rism.org.my/the-malaysian-surveyor-archives/

In the Malaysia context, the government's policy on housing is that, the traditional building practices must be replaced by Industrialised Building System (IBS), which could save on labour, cost and time of construction and confers quality and durability (Elias, 2000). In so far there is yet no...