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| Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris |
| In 2007, the QLASSIC was introduced to assess the quality in projects workmanship which included landscaping works and due to this, many elements of non-compliance were recorded all round. The purpose of the paper is to discuss the possibility of why non-compliance in the QLASSIC assessments continued, which had-opened up several subjects' worth re-examining. A combination of mixed qualitative and quantitative research methods were employed. Critical literature review in revisiting the landscape workmanship's quality definition and construct was conducted by using the Atlas.Ti software. Meanwhile, QLASSIC data was obtained from the onsite certified third party quality assessor over a period of nine years, which began from 2007 until 2015. The findings suggested that problems of workmanship quality in landscape architecture works are quite significant. The tip of the iceberg tends to replicate that there is absence of recognised landscape workmanship assessment standards and best practices regarding landscape workmanship quality. Strategically, certification for landscape quality that encompasses the elements and assessment method is necessary as a way forward. Subsequently, it is also vital that the industry at large delivers a higher quality of physical landscape towards environmental sustainability. The construction workmanship quality should be measured through its very basic external work s elements in the construction industry through QLASSIC. Furthermore, this article provides insight on the Malaysian workmanship quality in landscape works of public construction projects for over nine years. It also pinpoints the gap in landscape workmanship quality that must be seriously considered for future projects. ? 2021. All Rights Reserved. |
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