The preliminary idea to this research come from the Construction Industry Master Plan (CIMP) that is to transform and industrialized the Malaysian construction industry to a more systematic and mechanized system. The growing importance of Green Construction for the built environment has stimulated the development of a number of tools using sustainable indicators. The previous studies show that the elimination of onsite construction has limit the environmental impact to the site, affords greater accuracy in construction, and allows building to be developed faster.
A combination of qualitative and quantitative approach will be used in this research, which is the continuation of previous studies by Zulkefle (2007). This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of plug and play concept and how this results for architecture towards Green in terms of design, construction and operational. The research will explore the experiences of Singapore and Europe in developing innovative approaches of plug and play for their residential building.
The plug and play concept is the design and protocols which are taken from the computer industry that allows for any additions in building to be adaptable. The chrysalis of this concept is a joints and connections which should be designed to receive other components from all sides. To attain sustainability, building should be assembled and disassembled in a way that preserves the integrity of a maximum number of components. Therefore, the research focus on the durability of connections for allowing components to be “unplugged” easily without any damage which would diminish its value and recyclability.
The architectural programming of residential buildings that could be ease to dismantle and reassemble elsewhere as Malay Traditional Houses is design. Fast deployment and adaptability will increase the value added of the house. Similarly, this will ease for renovation and extension that currently limited in IBS housing. In addition, this concept will promote in reducing wastage by implementing the recyclability approach during construction and renovation. Therefore, an architectural programming of plug and play concept could reduce an initial cost (design and manufacture), construction cost (assemble and dismantle), and life-cycle cost (modification and renovation) of housing in Malaysia. As a result it will foster a strong sense of identity between user and architecture towards sustainability and harmonized with the Malaysian Standard.
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