Noraziah Wahi

Universiti Teknologi MARA

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Vikneswaran Munikanan

National Defence University of Malaysia

Rozana Zakaria

University of Technology Malaysia

Eeydzah Aminudin

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Asniza Hamimi Abdul Tharim

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Jawa Anak Gara

University of Technology Malaysia

Roseline Ikau

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Mohd Norazam Yasin

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia

Muhamad Azani Yahya

National Defence University of Malaysia

Abdul Rahman Mohd Sam

University of Technology Malaysia

Omar Sedeeq Yousif

University of Technology Malaysia

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Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Malaysia University of Science and Technology

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia

National Defence University of Malaysia

Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Universitas Pamulang

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Minimising construction disputes

Noraziah Wahi

Construction industry plays an important role in developing Malaysia and it is a major contributor towards realizing Vision 2020. It is totally different from manufacturing industry whereby the same construction team will not be able to produce the same products even though the projects have similar nature of construction. Owing to the complex, disputes between different parts within these interacting fragments is highly foreseeable. This study was conducted to identify the causes and effects of disputes in construction industry, as well as ways to mitigate disputes. Results from the survey conducted indicated that the causes of disputes in general between major parties involved in construction projects are various, with certain considered as major, others considered as quite significant and up to certain extent, some are considered of less significant but nonetheless could still give birth to disputes. Categorically the major effects of disputes are those that concerns time as well as money, while those consequences from the legal terms was also considered significant as the other potential effects of disputes. However, all parties involved do not seem to care much of the potential effects of disputes on their reputation as well on third parties. Dispute can effectively be avoided or mitigated by adopting certain or series of dispute avoidance activities. Although effective, these dispute avoidance approaches does not guarantee anybody full exclusion from experiencing disputes. Of all the dispute avoidance approach suggested the partnering approach was seen as the most effective but probably the hardest to be adopted. The content as well as the outcome of this study was hoped to be able to serve as a source of reference for various participants of construction industry with regards to the matters of disputes in construction industry.

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Overall Thermal Transfer Analysis of Glazing Facade Design for Passive Building Energy Efficiency

Civil And Environmental Engineering Reports (2024)

Anees Ahmed Vighio Rozana Zakaria Faridahanim Ahmad Vikneswaran Munikanan Noraziah Wahi

The global warming incremental impacts such as temperature, precipitation, rise in sea level, and extreme weather events are indeed being observed globally. In recent decades, energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions have increased due to buildings being designed with active cooling and heating solutions, despite global attempts to reduce energy consumption. About 50 percent of all energy use is attributed to buildings. There has been a debate for Decades on building active and passive design, but very limited studies have been carried out to confirm the Overall Thermal Transfer Value (OTTV) during the operation phase of the building. This paper highlights the analysis of OTTV in the Passive Design Strategies using several conditions of glazing facades. The passive design of glazing facade strategies includes the variation in opaque wall Colour with different values of the coefficient of solar absorption, change in glazing type (U-Value and Shading Coefficient), and the decrease in the size of the openings. Building parameters were collected and OTTV was determined using the equation in Malaysian Standard MS 1525 for Energy Efficiency. The OTTV was then compared to the recommended value for Malaysia’s tropical climate. Results showed that different paint Colours improved OTTV by up to 23.05%, changing glazing type reduced OTTV from 76.93 W/m² (Base case) to 64.12 W/m² (Double Low-E, e2=.1 Tint green), and reducing glass area by 10% lowered OTTV to 62.24 W/m².Whereas, by combining the Type of Glazing and White facade Colour the OTTV was reduced to 39.68%. It is concluded that this OTTV analysis enhances building energy efficiency and reduces cooling loads.

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10.59440/ceer/193131

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The High Rise Low Cost Housing : Sustainable Neighbourhood Elements (Green Elements) in Malaysia

IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering (2018)

Noraziah Wahi Ismail Mohamad Rosli Mohamad Zin Vikneswaran Munikanan Syahrizan Junaini

The sustainable development is a vital measure to alleviate the greenhouse gas effect, global warming and any other environment issues. The sustainable neighbourhood concept is not new in Malaysia, However, the concept still needs attention and awareness from the stakeholders. This paper discusses on the sustainable neighbourhood elements specifically green elements application on the high rise low cost housing in Malaysia. Malaysia should have focused sustainable neighbourhood planning and design especially on the high rise low cost housing therefore the future generation can be benefited from this type development.

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10.1088/1757-899x/341/1/012028

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AN ASSESSMENT ON THE IMPACT OF PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PERHENTIAN ISLAND, TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA TOWARD THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ITS RESIDENTS

PLANNING MALAYSIA (2024)

Asniza Hamimi Abdul Tharim Aqil Irfan Ahmad Sayuthy Noraziah Wahi

Development is important to increase residents' Quality of Life (QaL). The development of Perhentian island is far behind the development of other mainland towns and cities in Terengganu which has significantly affected the Quality of Life (QoL) of its residents. Therefore, a proper study on the benefits and strategies of developing an island has to be conducted to fulfil the needs of the island’s residents. This research aims to investigate the development of Perhentian Island, Terengganu. The research used a quantitative methodology utilising an observation checklist as its instrument. The checklist comprises 23 elements which are housing area, education facilities, health facilities, entertainment facilities, safety facilities, office buildings, industrial sector, energy resources, water resources, restaurants, hotels, transportation, road, grocery store, scenery, conservation centre, jetty, waste management, drainage system, food resource, network and coverage, worship buildings, and buildings organization. The data collected from the observation were presented in Excel tabulated format with identification of strongly dissatisfied, satisfied, neutral, satisfied, and strongly satisfied. Overall, the findings of this study show that the development on Perhentian Island is at neutral level. It is hoped that the study outcome can provide guidelines for Perhentian Island's future development toward achieving a better Quality of Life for its residents.

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10.21837/pm.v22i31.1480

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Deferred Maintenance of Public University Buildings in Malaysia: A Preliminary Study

International Journal of Integrated Engineering (2022)

Mohd Norazam Yasin Mairizal Mairizal Rosli Mohamad Zin Md Yusof Hamid Noraziah Wahi

In mostdeveloping countries, deferred maintenance has become a common problem that negatively impacts the administration of an organization. A building must be effectively maintained in order to provide optimal service functioning, and this is crucial because it affects the building's performance. Public university producefuture leaders, managers, engineers, and industry players. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the issues and challenge, causes and effectsofdeferred maintenance for publicuniversity buildings atMalaysia. In order to accomplish this, a preliminary interview with an expert was held in order to identify rich information and to discuss the issue in depth with participants, as well as to acquire initial information and understanding before further study is continued. Preliminary expert interviews are required to assist the researcher in refining, rephrasing, and confirming the literature-derived criteria. In order to identify the important issues, challenges, causes and effects of deferred maintenanceforpublic university buildings atMalaysia, interviews were conducted with a sample of experienced individuals in order to obtain their expert opinions. Seven professionals and academics working in building maintenance management were selected as respondents. The study will show the issues and barriers as well as the causes and effects andprovide valuable information and a deeper understanding of deferred maintenance.

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10.30880/ijie.2022.14.09.015

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Strategies in Enhancing the Employability of Fresh Graduates in The Malaysian Construction Industry During Pandemic Outbreak

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences (2022)

Asniza Hamimi Abdul Tharim Puteri Sidrotul Nabihah Saarani Siti Asmaa Mohamad Zaini Asmalia Che Ahmad Noraziah Wahi

The construction sector plays a dominant role in providing job opportunities not only for the construction sector but also for other related sectors directly around the world. Abruptly, during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the construction industry has to limit their activities, causing workers from professional to site labour and other related workers to lose their work in the industry. The estimated unemployment rate is very worrying among fresh graduates and students about to graduate from construction-related programs as there is no way construction can be done virtually. Therefore, the aim of this study is to suggest strategies in enhancing the employability among fresh graduates in the Malaysian construction industry during the pandemic outbreak. Questionnaire survey were distributed to 217 respondents with 73% of questionnaire returned rate. The results were analysed using SPSS descriptive analysis. Based on the analysis, respondent agreed that the main strategies were to enhance the soft skills set, followed by graduates’ attributes such as willingness to learn, undergo training, and have a mental readiness mindset as strategies to get employment during the hardest time and lastly improving curriculum design also has been determined as strategies that contributed to the employability of fresh graduates.

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10.6007/ijarbss/v12-i8/13114

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Assessment of student’s satisfaction and perceived performance towards thermal comfort in academic building of MRSM parit

AIP conference proceedings (2023)

Asniza Hamimi Abdul Tharim Nurul Azreen Azmi Nur’Ain Ismail Noraziah Wahi Mohd Norazam Yasin

10.1063/5.0168048

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Sustainable livelihood strategies and potential socio-economic development activities in Kampung Kesindu, Simunjan / Evie Sendi Ibil ... [et al.].

Evie Sendi Ibil Shariffah Zatil Hidayah Syed Jamaludin Roseline Ikau Noraziah Wahi

This study takes place in an Iban community village located at the foot of Bukit Buri in an area called Kampung Kesindu, Simunjan. A part of the community lives in the longhouse headed by a headman named Tuai Rumah Robert Gana anak Jampong, while others have built their own houses around the longhouse. The aims of this study are to study the sustainable livelihood strategies and potential socio-economic development activities in Kampung Kesindu, Simunjan. The study explores how the community livelihood strategies influenced their socio-economic and natural environment.

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ORGANISATION OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PERFORMANCE ADAPTATION FOR LIBYA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Journal of International Scientific Publications : Ecology & Safety. (2023)

Alaa A. A Elkaseh Rozana Zakaria Azamat Gainulin Ain Naadia Mazlan N. N. Teng

The construction industry offers employment to about one hundred eighty million people worldwide. The modern economy is based on the evolution and development of the construction industry due to the demand for urbanisation and industrialisation.

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Pre-investigation on adaptation of construction 4.0 multi criteria business model by SME contractors in Malaysia

Cleaner Engineering and Technology (2023)

Loganathan Singaram Rozana Zakaria Vikneswaran Munikanan Noraziah Wahi Eeydzah Aminudin

Malaysia's Construction Industry has adopted Industry Revolution 4.0 namely Construction 4.0. The program is for the adaptation of new technologies, talented skills, diversified workforce, and to sustain economic growth for the future through smart digital construction transformation. As one of the main economic sectors, the construction industry in Malaysia comprises more than 60 percent of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) companies. Do the SME contractors agree on the changes of business model in facing Construction 4.0 and stay relevant? Analysis of the pilot-investigation on the adaptation of Construction 4.0 for the SME Contractors' Multi-Criteria Business Model in Malaysia is discussed in this paper. Factors of challenges for SMEs adopting Construction 4.0 were analyzed through a pilot questionnaires survey data collection. Descriptive analysis was used to portray the level of agreement among managing directors of SME contractors. There were 15 respondents involved in the pilot survey who representing the SME contractors from Grade G1 to G5. Management, finance, resources, technology, personnel, and legal matters are six key factors that affect significantly the SMEs' multi criteria business models. Significantly, this study approached the scholars and industry players to understand how the Construction 4.0 transformation affects the SMEs' business models and the construction industry in Malaysia.

10.1016/j.clet.2023.100662

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