The perceptions of construction contractors towards sustainable construction in Perak, Malaysia

The most significant impact of damaged environmental is because of the expanded construction industry.Construction industry not only affects the environment but also social and economic.This concerns the essentials elements of sustainable constructions adopting in Perak because Perak have the most...

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Main Authors: Daud, Nor Masliha, Yaacob, Noorulsadiqin Azbiya
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/22527/1/STML%E2%80%93Go%20Green%202016%2041%2049.pdf
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description The most significant impact of damaged environmental is because of the expanded construction industry.Construction industry not only affects the environment but also social and economic.This concerns the essentials elements of sustainable constructions adopting in Perak because Perak have the most of contractors. Sustainability is not harmful to the quality of the environment or the reduction of natural resources, and thereby supporting the long-term ecological balance.=So, the studies aim to investigate the perceptions contractors in Perak towards environmental, social and economic of sustainable construction.The study conducted via questionnaire, which is obtained contractor response through these issues.Quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive analysis and statistical inference.This study show that the important of application sustainable in construction sector, which is this method give an impact positive to environmental, social, and economy to make sure that this method can adopt new technology implementation without compromising with quality and standard of constructions itself. Thus, sustainable construction in Perak is still in its infancy.The lack of the commitment by all players in the construction industry especially contractors are required in order to achieve sustainable construction in Perak, Malaysia.
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spelling uum-225272017-07-05T02:43:35Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/22527/ The perceptions of construction contractors towards sustainable construction in Perak, Malaysia Daud, Nor Masliha Yaacob, Noorulsadiqin Azbiya TH Building construction The most significant impact of damaged environmental is because of the expanded construction industry.Construction industry not only affects the environment but also social and economic.This concerns the essentials elements of sustainable constructions adopting in Perak because Perak have the most of contractors. Sustainability is not harmful to the quality of the environment or the reduction of natural resources, and thereby supporting the long-term ecological balance.=So, the studies aim to investigate the perceptions contractors in Perak towards environmental, social and economic of sustainable construction.The study conducted via questionnaire, which is obtained contractor response through these issues.Quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive analysis and statistical inference.This study show that the important of application sustainable in construction sector, which is this method give an impact positive to environmental, social, and economy to make sure that this method can adopt new technology implementation without compromising with quality and standard of constructions itself. Thus, sustainable construction in Perak is still in its infancy.The lack of the commitment by all players in the construction industry especially contractors are required in order to achieve sustainable construction in Perak, Malaysia. 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/22527/1/STML%E2%80%93Go%20Green%202016%2041%2049.pdf Daud, Nor Masliha and Yaacob, Noorulsadiqin Azbiya (2017) The perceptions of construction contractors towards sustainable construction in Perak, Malaysia. In: Symposium on Technology Management & Logistics (STML–Go Green) 2016, 6th - 7th December 2016, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia. http://stmlportal.net/stmlgogreen2016/pdf/p41.pdf
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