The growth of urbanization in Malaysia has led to a greater demand of construction projects especially for building development. The demand has created pressure on the sustainability issues especially in urban area of the country. There are many efforts relating to sustainability integration in building projects have been implemented in Malaysia. Unfortunately, till now the issues of unsustainable building projects in the county are likely to persist. This denotes that there is a gap between the field of sustainability and the integration practices within Malaysian building projects. In the absent of a proper sustainability integration framework, thus, this research aims to develop an appropriate framework to integrate sustainability into the buildings' project planning process towards delivering successful sustainable buildings in the country. Several research methodologies were used to achieve a thorough study for this research which are quantitative, qualitative and case study appro.....

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Sustainable development has received encouraging attention since the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development was signed in 1992 Earth Summit. In Malaysia, the focus on sustainability in building, especially in devising policies has been spelled out in the government policies at national, state and local level. It can be considered that many efforts relating to sustainability in building project have been implemented in the country, however till now sustainability in Malaysian building projects are still remain without proven. It was revealed that most of the current frameworks of sustainability in the country are not equipped to handle sustainable building project. It is often encouraged environmental measure in most cases, yet the rest of measures are less promoted. To response to the issues, this study therefore aims to explore the sustainability principles of building through the review of relevant literatures. Content analysis is used to identify the principles in the sustai.....

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Green building is an emerging concept with the ultimate target to achieve sustainable development. Many studies revealed that the building project had contributed towards sustainability and project success in the past. The purpose of this study was to determine the advantages of sustainable application in building projects, looking towards project success from the perspective of Malaysian project stakeholders and to explore the establishment of sustainability goals in the green building projects in Malaysia. The Triple Bottom Line Concept of Sustainability (TBL) was used as the foundation of the theoretical framework. Quantitative, qualitative and multiple case study methods were employed. A sample of 188 Malaysian building project stakeholders was selected for questionnaire surveys, and 15 stakeholders from three award-winning green building projects in Malaysia were involved in the interviews. The quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistic. Meanwhile, cross case analy.....

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Major greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from residential buildings that account for approximately 65% of the global total, while commercial buildings account for the balance of 35%. Thus, green housing development implementation is important to achieve a sustainable building through an energy efficient use. Unfortunately, Malaysia green building implementation in housing development is still lacking. Malaysia Green Building Index (GBI) stated that only 28 out of 818 registered housing projects delivered in Klang Valley were certified with Certified Verification Assessment (CVA) in 2016. This paper aims to identify the association between external factors and the green building implementation among the housing developers in Klang Valley. A questionnaire survey was conducted and the study received 234 responses. The data have been analyzed using descriptive, cronbach’s alpha, principal component analysis (PCA) and correlation analysis. The result showed that there was significant rel.....

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Green building is a holistic project that requires integrated planning and design approaches through the involvement of multidisciplinary professions. Green building projects in Malaysia usually involve developers, architects, engineers and energy consultants to make decisions in planning and design. The role of town planners in the project is limited especially when it comes to getting the approval for planning from the local authorities. This study aimed to identify the level of town planners’ involvement in the planning and design process of green building projects in Malaysia. It also offered recommendations on how the green building projects could be supported by the town planners. The data were collected in two tiers of interviews. A first series of interviews was conducted among 22 town planners who represented town planning organizations from the private and public sectors in Malaysia. The data were analyzed qualitatively using the content analysis technique. Then, a second s.....

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Early  studies  of  UHIs  focused  almost  exclusively  on  large  cities  or  metropolitan regions,  owing  to  the  greater  importance  placed  on  air  circulation  and  pollution. However,  a  number  of  studies  for  small-and  medium-sized  cities  have  described problems in the air and temperature of these cities that are unique; however, their effects are becoming a common concern in smaller cities as well. This study was conducted in to examine the relevance of the level of urbanization in the city of Rawang and investigate the factors that contribute to the cause heat islands  in Rawang either  in city center  area and the rural. As a result of the impact of urbanization, the temperature pattern in the city center  area  and  rural  should  be  evaluated.  Data  gathering  involved  mobile  surveys across  Rawang  City  centre  to  rural  area,  during  arternoon  1400  to  1800  and  2000  to 2200   night   t.....

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Community engagement has been revealed as a significant approach for heritage building  conservation. This study aims to identify the extent of local community involvement in the community engagement efforts that had been undertaken to conserve heritage buildings in Taiping. It also seeks to determine the relationship between the perceived costs and benefits of the project and the level of involvement in decision-making. Besides, the relationship between the level of involvement and support of the community for the conservation of heritage buildings was also explored. The data collection methods used were questionnaire survey and interviews. The questionnaire survey forms were distributed to 82 private building owners of gazetted heritage buildings in Taiping. Then, interviews were conducted among eight private building owners who are directly involved in the conservation of heritage buildings and an officer of the local authority for validation purpose. The findings obtained from the.....

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This study examined the direct relationships between social capital (SC) and organisational performance (OP). Studies have shown SC is a factor that contribute to this gap. The effect of IR4.0 and other megatrends make it even more challenging for these SMEs to prosper. Hence, SMEs require to make use of their full potential which includes adopting the best practices implemented in most develop countries, which is to increase the SC. This implementation validates new business models, the creation of new industries and redirecting of resources. The increasing rates of SC in the country can result in positive well-being functions, sustainability, and economic growth. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from 500 SME manufacturing firms located in Klang Valley, in April and May 2018, and the gathered data was analysed by using SPSS 23.0. Statistically, the results confirmed that SC is positively related to SME performance. Civic Engagement and personal relationship c.....

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