Adopting Modular Construction in the Malaysian Construction Industry

Musa, Muhamad Faiz; Mohammad, Mohammad Fadhil; Mahbub, Rohana; Yusof, Mohd Reeza

doi:10.21834/aje-bs.v3i10.307

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“…• Manufactured offsite and transported to the construction site after the foundation was already completed. Musa et al, [8] • The construction method that produces a building consists of modular units or modules that are mass-produce offsite in a manufacturing facility. • The construction process produces a building component or modules with the same decision and standard in a manufacturing facility, then transported and installed to become a building.…”

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“…The adoption of modular construction in Malaysia is less widely used than in other countries. A study by Musa et al, [2] stated that the modular construction project in Malaysia is located at Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) (Figure 1), which the Portland Group of Companies has developed. Malaysia can develop modular construction by referring to other countries like the UK, Japan, Korea and Europe, but it may require some adjustments to comply with Malaysia's environment.…”

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The Absence of Smart Technology as One of The Key Factors of Transportation in Modular Construction: A Case Study in Malaysia

Yusof

Nawi²,

Jabar³

2023

ARASET

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Modular construction is a new method introduced to meet the modernisation agenda in the Malaysian construction industry. It provides various benefits to the construction industry, such as speedier construction, quality improvement, waste minimisation, and sustainability. Despite all the promoted benefits, it still needs to be widely implemented in the Malaysian construction industry due to a need for knowledge and readiness towards modular construction. The construction industry player needed to be more sceptical about applying this new construction method in their project. Further, the application’s success in modular construction is highly associated with good transportation management; however, achieving good transportation management may be challenging because it depends on the manufacturer's understanding of designing and allocating the module. Understanding modular construction is essential to select the suitable modular type because it affects the whole process and transportation. This research aims to investigate the essential factors to be considered in the transportation of modular construction. The data collected is by interviewing modular construction companies in Malaysia. The study reveals that transportation should be taken as early as the design stage. Under the transportation process, among the factors that need to be considered are the size of the module, types of trailers, road or highway regulations, suitable route, time for transport and technologies. It is concluded in this paper that contractors managing modular transportation still have to take smart technology factors into account. Therefore, the findings of this study are hoped to be a reference for modular construction companies and other construction industry players in terms of modular construction transportation considerations.

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The Absence of Smart Technology as One of The Key Factors of Transportation in Modular Construction: A Case Study in Malaysia

Yusof

Nawi²,

Jabar³

2023

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“…However, a large portion of these cost advantages are eaten up by the expense of transportation. In addition, the administration of the country's transportation system does not permit the shipment of huge panels due to safety issues (Musa et al, 2018).…”

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Proposed ‘’M’’ Shape Holder for IBS Panel Transportation: A Conceptual Study

Rashid¹,

Adam²,

Ismail³

et al. 2022

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In the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Malaysia is one of the countries that is striving to advance, particularly in the building industry. The adoption of the Industrialized Building System (IBS) in Malaysia signals that the nation is prepared to accommodate significant shifts in its commercial construction sector. However, the A-frame IBS panel holder had a problem in terms of the limited space that was provided by the conventional method. Additionally, there was a possibility that the precast panel could have been of poor quality while it was being transported to its final location. The aim of this paper is to proposed the M-framed design holder to optimise the quantity of the IBS module transportation and subsequently, reduce the cost of transportation. The objective of the study is to identify the issues in the Aframe IBS panel transportation and assembling method. In order to achieve the objective , a thorough review of the relevant literature on the transportation method in the IBS and a simulation has been adopted. The results shows that the proposed M-framed design was able to optimize the quantity of IBS panel been transported and consequently reduce the cost of transportation.

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“…In Malaysian, Sustainable Modular Industrialized Building System (IBS) has been adopted from 2006 [23]. Its main goals are (1) reducing the dependency on foreign labor, and (2) saving the country's loss in foreign exchange [8,24]. The Modular IBS also provides improved solutions relating reduce the environmental effect based on sustainable construction design.…”

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Small-Scale Public Rental Housing Development Using Modular Construction—Lessons learned from Case Studies in Seoul, Korea

Lee¹,

Kim²,

Lee

et al. 2019

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Modular construction, which involves factory-based modular unit manufacturing followed by installation at a construction site, has been recognized as one of the sustainable construction methods. Its advantages are known to be implemented through (1) standardized design, (2) standardized production method, and (3) large-scale development (mass production system). These three conditions are basic requirements for modular construction market expansion, but it is difficult to define that these conditions are a prerequisite for judging whether modular construction applied or not. Nevertheless, public development companies in regions or countries where modular construction has just begun thought that modular construction should meet all three conditions that are suitable for applying public construction projects. This is because it is difficult to compare conventional construction projects with similar conditions to modular construction projects. This paper analyzes the cost and duration data of three small-scale public construction rental housing (PCRH) projects involving modular construction in Korea. These cases presented herein include a public college student dormitory, public low-rise rental housing, and public mid-rise rental housing in small-scale development projects. Those were applied not standardized design (common design and regulation), but were reflected in each project’s demands (different design and regulation). To compare it, this paper analyzed 91 public housing provision projects’ construction data from 2011 to 2017 from one of the public rental housing provision companies in Korea. Among them, 19 small-scale public rental housing data were extracted for comparing with modular construction project data. The results show that, even if not standardized, the design and production process, and modular construction durations, were more effective—but costs were similar or expensive. Based on the conclusion drawn from three cases, this paper presents important considerations for the application of modular construction in other small-scale public construction rental housing projects from the perspective of public development companies.

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Adopting Modular Construction in the Malaysian Construction Industry

Cited by 11 publications

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The Absence of Smart Technology as One of The Key Factors of Transportation in Modular Construction: A Case Study in Malaysia

The Absence of Smart Technology as One of The Key Factors of Transportation in Modular Construction: A Case Study in Malaysia

Proposed ‘’M’’ Shape Holder for IBS Panel Transportation: A Conceptual Study

Small-Scale Public Rental Housing Development Using Modular Construction—Lessons learned from Case Studies in Seoul, Korea

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