Barriers in the development of the Malaysian brick industry / Wan Mohd Sabki Wan Omar, Che Sobry Abdullah and Umar Kassim

• Main Authors: Wan Omar, Wan Mohd Sabki, Abdullah, Che Sobry, Kassim, Umar
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: TH Building construction; Buildings: Construction with reference to use.Including public buildings, dwellings
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/68218/1/68218.PDF; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/68218/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Building materials form the largest input in construction, accounting for about 50 to 80 percent of the total value of construction, and bricks account an average of 15 percent of the material cost. It is the most widely used building material in Malaysia. It serves as the walling materials and play...