Contrivance interrelated building components and defects factors: qualitative survey approach on government buildings
Journal of Facilities Management
ISSN: 1472-5967
Article publication date: 28 April 2022
Issue publication date: 8 January 2024
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify the key aspects of building defects performance cases in relation to the building components focusing on the government-owned buildings and to enhance government’s role to curb the building defects to reoccur.
Design/methodology/approach
The qualitative research method approach was adopted with a total of 5,243 specific building defects identified and accumulated from actual building projects and provided feedback on the defects associated with the Government of Malaysia’s owned buildings.
Findings
This paper statistically validates that building defects are a staid delinquent matter fronting the construction industry in Malaysia. This matter needs to be tacked by all the parties involved in the industry. This paper proposes a factual statistical statement that is proved to be a practical and suitable measurement in correcting building defects and preventing them from reoccurring.
Research limitations/implications
Future research could focus on developing a defect performance measurement on real projects now focusing on private buildings as well.
Practical implications
The defects performance statistical measurement is anticipated to prove the problematic rate of defects occurrence on government-owned structures, as the key elements on the national defect preventive strategy which have to be taken into account.
Originality/value
The outcome of this paper is significant in its own right and serves as a platform for future research in this area.
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Acknowledgements
This is to acknowledge USM's RCMO and HBP offices on the administrative support given on the creation of this paper.
Funding: This work is supported by the Universiti Sains Malaysia RCMO under research Grant [allocation number: 10001 PPBGN 801603]; and author under own funding.
Disclosure statement: The authors reported no potential conflict of interest.
This research received ethical approval from University Research Ethical (Human) Committee through approval letter number USM/JePeM/20010066 dated 27 May 2020.
All tables and figures are produced by author.
Citation
Talib, R. and Sulieman, M.Z. (2024), "Contrivance interrelated building components and defects factors: qualitative survey approach on government buildings", Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 49-63. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFM-08-2021-0084
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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