The prospects of wooden building construction in Malaysia: current state of affairs

• Main Authors: Ab Latib, Hazirah, Cheong, Lum Wai, Halis, Rasmina, Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan, Lee, Yan Yi, Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Ioras, lorin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: NC State University 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82563/1/The%20prospects%20of%20wooden.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82563/; https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/the-prospects-of-wooden-building-construction-in-malaysia-current-state-of-affairs/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The objective of this study was to evaluate the extent to which the practicing architects in Malaysia were familiar with timber products as a construction material. The materials consumption data was extracted from the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) database and was used to conduct a...