A Study of the Renewal Cycle of Hotel Building Elements in Malaysia

Penang is the main tourism island which appeals an increasing number of travellers each year. Therefore, the hotels in Penang play a crucial role in the field of Penang tourism. However, recently some problems with the Penang hotels have been brought to light frequently by travellers including do...

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Main Authors: Wei, Zhen, Tabassi, Amin Akhavan
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Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/38214/1/A_Study_of_the_Renewal_Cycle_of_Hotel_Building_Elements_in_Malaysia.pdf
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description Penang is the main tourism island which appeals an increasing number of travellers each year. Therefore, the hotels in Penang play a crucial role in the field of Penang tourism. However, recently some problems with the Penang hotels have been brought to light frequently by travellers including domestic and foreign tourists. The reason for this may be due to irregular maintenance as well as the fact that the renewal of the building elements may not have been duly carried out. In light of that, this research investigated the condition of the maintenance and renewal cycle of the building elements of the hotels in Penang. This study was conducted with a quantitative method, using a questionnaire to collect information regarding the condition of maintenance, evaluation of the condition of the building elements and the frequency of building elements renewal. The results revealed that each building element renewal cycle is differing according to the effects of maintenance and its lifespan. In terms of comparison with the renewals in Singapore hotels, there are shortcomings involved in the schedule of element renewals carried out in Penang.
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spelling usm.eprints-382142018-01-04T03:42:52Z http://eprints.usm.my/38214/ A Study of the Renewal Cycle of Hotel Building Elements in Malaysia Wei, Zhen Tabassi, Amin Akhavan TH1-9745 Building construction Penang is the main tourism island which appeals an increasing number of travellers each year. Therefore, the hotels in Penang play a crucial role in the field of Penang tourism. However, recently some problems with the Penang hotels have been brought to light frequently by travellers including domestic and foreign tourists. The reason for this may be due to irregular maintenance as well as the fact that the renewal of the building elements may not have been duly carried out. In light of that, this research investigated the condition of the maintenance and renewal cycle of the building elements of the hotels in Penang. This study was conducted with a quantitative method, using a questionnaire to collect information regarding the condition of maintenance, evaluation of the condition of the building elements and the frequency of building elements renewal. The results revealed that each building element renewal cycle is differing according to the effects of maintenance and its lifespan. In terms of comparison with the renewals in Singapore hotels, there are shortcomings involved in the schedule of element renewals carried out in Penang. EDP Sciences 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38214/1/A_Study_of_the_Renewal_Cycle_of_Hotel_Building_Elements_in_Malaysia.pdf Wei, Zhen and Tabassi, Amin Akhavan (2014) A Study of the Renewal Cycle of Hotel Building Elements in Malaysia. SHS Web of Conferences, 11 (2014). pp. 1-6. ISSN 2261-2424 https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20141101008
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