Sustainability of building elements in Bidayuh traditional longhouse construction / Janet Victoria ... [et al.]

• Main Authors: Victoria, Janet, Siti Akhtar, Mahayuddin, Wan Akmal Zahri, Wan Zaharuddin, Siti Norlizaiha, Harun, Balkhiz, Ismail, Noorsaidi, Mahat
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Sustainable architecture; Malaysia; House construction; Sustainable buildings. Sustainable construction
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32761/1/32761.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32761/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

The traditional longhouse is facing challenges in maintaining the sustainable concept, form and antiquity of the building elements. Nowadays, the traditional longhouse is faced with demolishment where it needs to give way to the construction of the single dwellings. Not only that, the existing tradi...