IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/arp/tjssrr/2018p1272-1278.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The Global Adoption of Industrialised Building System (IBS): Lessons Learned

Author

Listed:
  • Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi*

    (School of Technology Management & Logistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia)

  • Mohd Affendi Ahmad Pozin

    (School of Technology Management & Logistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia)

  • Kamarul Anuar Mohamad Kamar

    (E&C Innovation Centre, UEM Group Berhad, Malaysia)

  • Angela Lee

    (School of Built and Human Environment, University of Salford, Greater Manchester M5 4WT, United Kingdom)

  • Aizul Nahar Harun

    (Department of Management of Technology, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Abstract

Industrialised Building Systems (IBS) is typically used interchangeably with other terms such as prefabrication, offsite manufacturing, offsite construction, and modern method of construction (MMC), industrialised building and industrialised construction. Nevertheless, the term modern method of construction (MMC) has been used to collectively describe both offsite-based construction technologies and innovative onsite technologies in the United Kingdom. It is evident that there exist a wide range of contextual issues which stems from the definition of these terminologies. However, lack of previous research has explored the relationship between these terminologies. Therefore, this paper emphasises the contrasting concepts of IBS and MMC, and concludes that ill-defining the MMC-IBS terms leads to misunderstanding, uncertainty and prejudice of the IBS concept and its benefits besides the adoption of IBS in global, which will be detrimental to efforts promoting the use of IBS in the construction industry.

Suggested Citation

  • Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi* & Mohd Affendi Ahmad Pozin & Kamarul Anuar Mohamad Kamar & Angela Lee & Aizul Nahar Harun, 2018. "The Global Adoption of Industrialised Building System (IBS): Lessons Learned," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, pages 1272-1278:6.
    • Handle: RePEc:arp:tjssrr:2018:p:1272-1278
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.arpgweb.com/pdf-files/spi6.4.1272.1278.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.arpgweb.com/journal/7/special_issue/12-2018/6/4
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Wei Pan & Alistair Gibb & Andrew Dainty, 2007. "Perspectives of UK housebuilders on the use of offsite modern methods of construction," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(2), pages 183-194.
    2. Chris Goodier & Alistair Gibb, 2007. "Future opportunities for offsite in the UK," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(6), pages 585-595.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Satheeskumar Navaratnam, 2022. "Selecting a Suitable Sustainable Construction Method for Australian High-Rise Building: A Multi-Criteria Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-17, June.
    2. Andrew Agapiou, 2021. "An Exploration of the Best Value Perceptions of Small Housebuilding Developers towards Offsite Construction," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-19, April.
    3. Yanjie Wang & Fucheng Wang & Peidong Sang & Huanbin Song, 2021. "Analysing factors affecting developers’ behaviour towards the adoption of prefabricated buildings in China," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(10), pages 14245-14263, October.
    4. Tykkä, Saana & McCluskey, Denise & Nord, Tomas & Ollonqvist, Pekka & Hugosson, Mårten & Roos, Anders & Ukrainski, Kadri & Nyrud, Anders Q. & Bajric, Fahrudin, 2010. "Development of timber framed firms in the construction sector -- Is EU policy one source of their innovation?," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 12(3), pages 199-206, March.
    5. Fred Edmond Boafo & Jin-Hee Kim & Jun-Tae Kim, 2016. "Performance of Modular Prefabricated Architecture: Case Study-Based Review and Future Pathways," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(6), pages 1-16, June.
    6. Hong Xue & Shoujian Zhang & Yikun Su & Zezhou Wu, 2018. "Capital Cost Optimization for Prefabrication: A Factor Analysis Evaluation Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-22, January.
    7. Ke Zhang & Jiin-Song Tsai, 2021. "Identification of Critical Factors Influencing Prefabricated Construction Quality and Their Mutual Relationship," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-21, October.
    8. Lei Jiang & Zhongfu Li & Long Li & Yunli Gao, 2018. "Constraints on the Promotion of Prefabricated Construction in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1, July.
    9. Pei Dang & Zhanwen Niu & Shang Gao & Lei Hou & Guomin Zhang, 2020. "Critical Factors Influencing the Sustainable Construction Capability in Prefabrication of Chinese Construction Enterprises," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-21, October.
    10. Craig Langston & Weiwei Zhang, 2021. "DfMA: Towards an Integrated Strategy for a More Productive and Sustainable Construction Industry in Australia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-21, August.
    11. Kaicheng Shen & Chen Cheng & Xiaodong Li & Zhihui Zhang, 2019. "Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis of Prefabricated Public Housing in Beijing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-21, January.
    12. Chatziantoniou, Ioannis & Filis, George & Floros, Christos, 2017. "Asset prices regime-switching and the role of inflation targeting monetary policy," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 32(C), pages 97-112.
    13. Hosang Hyun & Hyung-Geun Kim & Jin-Sung Kim, 2022. "Integrated Off-Site Construction Design Process including DfMA Considerations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-20, March.
    14. Fuyi Yao & Guiwen Liu & Yingbo Ji & Wenjing Tong & Xiaoyun Du & Kaijian Li & Asheem Shrestha & Igor Martek, 2020. "Evaluating the Environmental Impact of Construction within the Industrialized Building Process: A Monetization and Building Information Modelling Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-22, November.
    15. Alasdair Reid, 2023. "Closing the Affordable Housing Gap: Identifying the Barriers Hindering the Sustainable Design and Construction of Affordable Homes," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-27, May.
    16. Yu, Sisi & Liu, Yanfeng & Wang, Dengjia & Bahaj, AbuBakr S. & Wu, Yue & Liu, Jiaping, 2021. "Review of thermal and environmental performance of prefabricated buildings: Implications to emission reductions in China," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 137(C).
    17. Hui Liu & Nazirah Zainul Abidin, 2024. "A Review on Research of Prefabricated Building Costs: Exploring Collaborations, Intellectual Basis, and Research Trends," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(22), pages 1-30, November.
    18. Qianqian Shi & Ziyu Wang & Boya Li & Marcel Hertogh & Shuyi Wang, 2022. "Evolutionary Analysis of Prefabrication Implementation in Construction Projects under Low-Carbon Policies," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-14, September.
    19. Shengxi Zhang & Mengqi Yuan & Long Li, 2022. "Exploring the Impact Mechanism of Interface Management of Prefabricated Construction Projects," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-20, November.
    20. Seoyoung Jung & Seulki Lee & Jungho Yu, 2021. "Identification and Prioritization of Critical Success Factors for Off-Site Construction Using ISM and MICMAC Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-21, August.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:arp:tjssrr:2018:p:1272-1278. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Managing Editor (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://arpgweb.com/?ic=journal&journal=7&info=aims .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.