The State of Skilled Components Installers for Industrialized Building System (IBS) Construction in Malaysia

N.R Buyung,A.N Abdul Ghani

doi:10.1051/matecconf/20141004002

Abstract

In an IBS construction, the role of the contractor is shifted from a builder to an assembler on the site. Therefore, this requires the contractor to be prepared technologically with IBS knowledge and skills. Unfortunately, the number of skilled IBS installers in Malaysia is still low even though the system has been implemented for a long time. This research is carried out to find out whether the existing number of IBS installers matches existing needs. Primary data has been collected through interviews with construction workers at an IBS construction site in Penang Island in order to get the contractor’s feedback regarding this issue. Meanwhile, secondary data has been collected from government agencies to establish the number of existing IBS installers and the number of IBS projects within government projects. The results from this study indicate that not all types of IBS’s skill sectors have a shortage of skilled workers. However, there is a critical shortage of precast concrete installers.

Highlights

The Malaysian construction sector contributed 4.6% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2011 with a total value of RM21,370 million for that year
The importance of the construction industry can be seen from the numerous mega-projects such as Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Government Administration Centre in Putrajaya that have been successfully implemented
The results from this study have shown that the number of precast concrete installers is encountering a critical shortage of installers

Summary

Introduction

The Malaysian construction sector contributed 4.6% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2011 with a total value of RM21,370 million for that year. This shows an increase of 24.62% from 2005, which amounted to RM16,107 million [1]. In the face of an increasingly challenging era of globalization, skills and new equipment have been introduced, which includes a system known as Industrialized Building System [4]. This system, introduced by the Construction Industry Development Board in collaboration with the government is well established. Industrialized Building System is a construction technique in which the components are manufactured in a controlled environment (on or off site), transported, positioned and assembled into a structure with minimal additional site works [5]

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