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THE IMPACT OF HOSPITAL EVACUATION ROUTE DESIGNS ON BRAINWAVE ACTIVITY AND WAYFINDING COGNITION PERFORMANCE DURING FIRE EVACUATION
No full textIn hospital buildings, fires are a significant risk, and occupants’ failure to evacuate can result in death. Therefore, efficient hospital fire evacuation is important. Hospital evacuation routes are among the most challenging to design due to complex indoor environments and restricted circulation. Additionally, not every hospital user has spatial familiarity due to the restricted public access, making it difficult to navigate unfamiliar evacuation routes. Human wayfinding, which involves wayfinding cognition performance, has a big impact on how effectively one can carry out navigational tasks. To ensure safe evacuation, aspects of hospital physical design, in particular evacuation routes, must be improved. However, when outlining the ideal evacuation route design, hospital building guidelines rarely take wayfinding cognition aspects into account. A neuroscientific understanding of the relationship between hospital evacuation route designs and wayfinding cognition is timely given the emergence of neuroarchitecture research which applies neuroscientific methodologies in architectural studies for more accurate assessment of human behaviour. This article proposes a neuroarchitecture framework outlining a clear relationship between these aspects through critical review of the literature whereby potential applications of EEG brainwaves are also highlighted. Findings can promote hospital evacuation route designs that optimize wayfinding cognition performance to ensure occupants’ safety
THE UTILISATION OF TIMBER CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL FOR MODERN RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
No full textThe construction materials is a part of determining the tenants' true comfort. The construction material has an impact on the vision of a structure since it deals with the building's façade. Timber is a great insulating material that helps to maintain room temperature compared to other materials. Timber helps to reduce heating and associated energy requirements. However, few studies has investigate timber as the appropriate response to design materials to reduce climatic discomfort in a tropical weather. This paper is to investigate the characteristics of timber used in traditional house that address the climatic issue for modern residential projects.A quantitative questionnaire survey have been employed to 30 respondents that living in a timber modern houses.The findings show that suitability of construction material, thermal comfort, low thermal conductivity, awareness of climatic response play a significant role in designing a modern residential project
A RESILIENCE SAFETY CLIMATE APPROACH AMONG CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS
Full text linkConstruction industry is one of the most injury-prone industries. Construction workers face risks culture in which safety is sometimes neglected. Safety climate culture in construction projects can include management commitment, safety training, safety communication, housekeeping and safety equipment, and work pressure supervision. There are three objectives: (1) to identify initiatives on awareness of safety climate approach; (2) to explore factors of safety climate approach; and (3) to investigate strategies on resilience safety climate approach among construction workers in residential projects. Data collection was conducted via a questionnaire survey to 48 respondents among construction workers on residential projects in Tanjung Malim, Perak. The data were then analysed using the means score of descriptive analysis and path modeling method of Structural Equation Modeling - Partial Least Squares (PLS-SEM) via smartPLS software. Findings show that equipment on site, employees’ support, and transparent procedures are keys to have safety climate among construction workers and on-site. In implementing these key elements, initiatives to raise awareness to prevent accidents and mitigate any risks at construction sites. Thus, it would be beneficial to the employees to avoid deep compensation post-incidents and to the construction workers in terms of their safety and well-being
COVID-19 Impact on Dispute Resolution – The Utilization of Mediation in the Settlement of Construction Disputes in Malaysia
Full text linkCOVID-19 has a profound effect on all facets of life, particularly the construction industry. It has also affected the conflict resolution in construction dispute resolution. Due to the impact of this pandemic, there will be a great deal of conflict among the parties involved. Even though many in the construction industry favour mediation, it is nonetheless employed significantly less frequently than adjudication and other conflict resolution techniques. Despite the efforts of Malaysian government to introduce the COVID-19 Mediation Centre or more known as PMC-19 as a tool for resolving disputes during COVID-19, the use of mediation remains minimal. This study intends to establish the use of mediation in settling construction conflicts in Malaysia during the COVID-19 outbreak. The objectives of the research are to identify the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on mediation, to analyse the causes of mediation for not being fully utilised, and to appraise the approach to increase the usage of mediation as a dispute resolution method during COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Findings indicated that COVID-19 has replaced face-to-face mediation procedures with online mediation. In addition, many approaches to increasing the use of mediation as a means of settling construction disputes have been identified, the most significant of which would be the enforcement of mediation settlement by the Malaysian government. Future research should focus on the input from mediators, contractors, and all construction players to improve the usage of mediation as a settlement of construction disputes in Malaysia
IDEA DAN PEMIKIRAN SENIBINA MELAYU MODEN RAZIN MAHMOOD
Full text linkPengadaptasian bahasa senibina luar ke dalam rekabentuk bangunan di Malaysia dilihat telah menjadi sebagai ancaman kepada pembangunan negara Malaysia sebagai sebuah negara yang kaya dengan warisan kebudayaan dan kesenian. Seawal tahun 1950-an, pelbagai usaha telah dijalankan bagi menzahirkan identiti senibina nasional yang dapat mencerminkan kekayaan nilai kebudayaan dan kesenian di Malaysia. Usaha ini disambut baik oleh pihak kerajaan dan juga arkitek pada ketika itu, di mana warisan kesenian Melayu tradisional telah sepakati sebagai asas pembangunan identiti seni bina nasional. Setelah hampir 70 tahun, perbahasan mengenai identiti senibina nasional ini masih lagi giat diwacanakan dan dibahaskan. Tempoh masa yang panjang ini telah melahirkan pelbagai reaksi, yang mana sebahagiannya melihat isu mengenai pembangunan identiti ini sebagai hanya isu kecil yang tidak perlu diambil berat di dalam aspek reka bentuk dan pembangunan. Senario ini terjadi disebabkan pemahaman konstruk identiti senibina nasional yang bersifat statik, sehingga membataskan pembangunan identiti hanya pada nilai rekabentuk fizikal bangunan sahaja. Pembangunan bahasa senibina Melayu moden telah dicadangkan sebagai salah satu jawapan kepada pembangunan identiti senibina nasional yang lebih holistik. Di dalam kajian ini, konsep dan pemikiran seni bina Melayu moden Arkitek Razin Mahmood telah didokumentasi. Kajian ini dilaksanakan melalui kaedah pendapat pakar, di mana sesi temubual telah dilaksanakan. Hasil dapatan kajian ini akan menyumbang kepada tipologi pemikiran senibina Melayu Moden di dalam usaha memberi jawapan kepada pembangunan identiti senibina nasional yang lebih komprehensif di Malaysia.
EVALUATION OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENT CLASSROOM COMMUNICATION AT UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA
Full text linkClassroom communication is a very important and complex aspect in teaching and learning. Its complexity is attributed to a host of factors that include participants, messages, encoding, de-coding, and channels. Not much is currently known concerning classroom communication in the context of architecture education in Malaysian universities. This paper evaluates classroom communication of students undertaking architecture degree programs at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Four factors of student classroom communication were investigated to understand student abilities and issues in classroom communication. Forty-four students undertook the self-administered survey. The majority of the students exhibited good non-verbal communication practices, and scored favourably in the aspect of adapting the way they communicate to others. However, students seemed to have some difficulty to express ideas in class presentations. Additionally, some students appeared to be handicapped in actively participating and leading class discussions. Last but not least, a number of students were not comfortable in using English in the classroom, but not to the extent of hindering them in participating in classroom discussions. Further studies are needed to uncover classroom communication issues in student learning among architecture students at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
KAJIAN RUANG KOLONG RUMAH PANGSA KOS RENDAH UNTUK MENCAPAI INTERAKSI SOSIAL YANG POSITIF: KAJIAN KES PANGSAPURI SERI MELEWAR, SHAH ALAM
Full text linkPenyelidikan ini dijalankan di flat Seri Melewar untuk menganalisis isu-isu berkaitan ruang tingkat bawah flat untuk mencapai interaksi sosial yang positif. Tingkat bawah Flat Seri Melewar lazimnya digunakan sebagai ruang awam yang seperti yang diperlukan. Pemaju flat itu telah mereka bentuk tingkat bawah dengan menyediakan dewan serbaguna terbuka kerana sifat perumahan kos rendah itu sendiri yang lazimnya mempunyai ruang awam yang terhad. Objektif kajian adalah untuk mengetahui apakah aktiviti yang menjadi perhatian penduduk Flat Seri Melewar untuk mencapai interaksi sosial serta sejauh mana kejayaan aktiviti-aktiviti yang diadakan untuk mencapai interaksi sosial yang dihasratkan. Melalui pemerhatian dan temu bual yang dijalankan, ia telah menunjukkan ruang di tingkat bawah sering digunakan oleh penduduk untuk kegunaan rutin harian mereka serta untuk pelbagai aktiviti interaksi sosial. Sebuah surau juga terletak di tingkat bawah flat di mana aktiviti keagamaan giat dijalankan setiap hari dan acara khas setiap minggu. Selain itu, ruang dewan serbaguna dan tingkat bawah turut dimanfaatkan oleh penduduk untuk melangsungkan majlis perkahwinan dan acara sukan dalaman. Gerai makan turut dibina oleh penduduk kediaman itu bagi menyediakan hidangan mudah kepada masyarakat selain bertindak sebagai ruang interaksi orang ramai. Keperluan kepada ruang interaktif sosial terserlah dalam pelbagai aktiviti yang dilakukan dan ini mewujudkan komuniti yang bersatu padu kepada penduduk Flat Seri Melewar. Penyelidikan itu telah menemui keberkesanan penggunaan ruang tingkat bawah untuk mencapai interaksi sosial yang positif di kalangan kediaman dan kepentingan menyediakan ruang lantai terbuka di flat kos rendah di Malaysia. Penyelidikan ini boleh menjadi asas kepada penyelidikan lanjut mengenai ruang tingkat bawah dalam pembangunan kediaman untuk meningkatkan interaksi sosial
SUSTAINABLE APPROACH FOR UNIVERSITY CLINIC; A CASE STUDY OF STACK EFFECT SYSTEM.
Full text linkIn order to keep the indoor climate comfortable without the need of mechanical ventilation, a well-designed building will stimulate air movement toward the interior sections. However, in cases where the air is not being circulated correctly or when the external wind speed is low, stack ventilation may be a reliable option. There is a lot of emphasis on the importance of good ventilation in hospitals and other medical centres. The air quality, the amount of air circulating around the clinic, and the effects on the patients are all factors in how efficient the ventilation mode is. Ventilation through openings such as windows and doors occur naturally when an interior pressure difference exists above the exterior pressure. Stack ventilation and wind driven ventilation are the most popular forms of natural ventilation. The fundamental objectives of this research are to (1) describe stack effects, and (2) determine a strategy in adopting stack effects system into clinic design
ADAPTIVE REUSE OF OLD COLONIAL BUILDING, MUAR AS GALLERY & RESOURCE CENTRE DESIGN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE INFLUENCE TOWARDS KUALA LUMPUR COLONIAL BUILDINGS
Full text linkWhile several studies have noted on the effectiveness of reusing historical colonial buildings as sustainable mechanism, there is still an absence of Islamic influence study on the performance-based framework to rank optimal usage element in historical building as resource centre and gallery. This research focusses on the elements of Islamic influence in old colonial building to be imparted as part of the framework study for an adaptive reuse library and gallery. The methodology comprises of case studies on identifying current Islamic layout influence demarcation of the old colonial building and at the same time evaluating possible elements for adaptive reuse library and gallery towards achieving resilient building. With the invited collaboration of library design study from Muar, Johor parliament for community library, an initiative proposal study of adaptive reuse old colonial which was previously an office building in Jalan Othman been made aligned with an approach to local authority, Majlis Perbandaran Muar with the council vision of low carbon city for the town. Several case studies of colonial building will be selected to explore the Islamic principles, garden element and design development to balance their framework screening for the vacant colonial office building. The findings are anticipated to establish useful validated framework in balancing the list of priorities and interests of Islamic design principles for designing future adaptive reuse library and gallery in Muar. Hence, this research provides a significant contribution to the development of design framework will then enabling the decision makers to achieve a logical result and support the visualization impact of different priority of Islamic principal elements and criteria on colonial buildings
Critical Success Factors of Shopping Mall Developments in Klang Valley, Malaysia
Full text linkIn Malaysia, shopping malls have contributed a lot to the speedy growth of the tourism sector. Thus, successful operation of shopping malls should be a serious responsibility for mall owners and mall managers. In this paper, a brief overview of the factors that are critical for shopping mall in Malaysia is provided. The aim of this paper is to investigate what are the Critical Success Factors for shopping mall developments in Malaysia. The topic regarding Critical Success Factors for shopping mall development can be further studied in the future by using this paper as the fundamental study. A more comprehensive and thorough study could be done by investigating the perception of the professionals in retail-related field to arrive at a more reliable approach for the success of shopping mall developments