Syazwan Bin Madso
Metric No: BK10110278
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEM (IBS) CONSTRUCTION IN SABAH AND SARAWAK
Abstract: This study is mainly concerned with the implementation of Industrialized Building System (IBS) in Sabah and Sarawak. The objectives of the study is to investigate the awareness, implementation rate perception, limitations, readiness and to find the most important item that is associated with a certain aspect of IBS which is its advantages, conventional method disadvantages, factors contributing to the lack of IBS awareness and factors of not ready to implement IBS. The scope of the research is the state of IBS implementation in the construction industry in Sabah and Sarawak. Literature review is done to get more idea of what is IBS. Questionnaire survey is then distributed manually and by online to respondents in both state. After that, the data obtained from questionnaire survey is analyzed using Statistical for Social Science (SPSS). It was found that the awareness of IBS in Sabah and Sarawak is positive; the implementation rate perception is low; and the limitations of IBS are lack of local precast manufacturer, unfamiliar system and high early cost. Sabah and Sarawak is also not yet ready to implement IBS fully; and the most important item for the advantages of IBS is shortened construction time; important item for conventional method disadvantages is requiring skilled worker for better output quality; important item for factors contributing to the lack of IBS awareness is lack of IBS implementation in local construction industry; and lastly, important item for factors of Sabah and Sarawak not ready to implement IBS is the lack of local precast manufacturer.