STUDY OF RISING DAMPNESS PROBLEM IN HOUSING AREA IN KLANG VALLEY, MALAYSIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhamad Hanif Hassan ◽  
Md Azree Othuman Mydin ◽  
Nangkula Utaberta
Keyword(s):  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Housing Area ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
Valley Area ◽  
Rising Damp

Dampness is a major problem in building. It can leads to old and modern buildings to deteriorate and contribute to building decay. Rising damp is part of dampness that can be categorized as one of the major problem in building particularly in residential building whereas it can affect the building and health of the user. This study was conducted to investigate and examine rising damp problem in landed residential building throughout Klang Valley area. From the site observations, rising damp had been identified during the inspection and investigation. Some of the owner of the affected building does not realized and have knowledge about the problem until this study was carried out at their buildings. Hence, this study identified some of the causes are defective damp proof course, effects of the soils salts in groundwater, humid conditions, water penetrations and piping leakage. Thus, the correct diagnosis and analysis of rising damp problem was carried out to overcome the problems in. 

scholarly journals Did Beliefs and Attitudes Influence Consumer Ethnocentrism Towards Domestic Products? Empirical Evidence of Klang Valley Petronas Petrol Station

2018 ◽  
pp. 207-210
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Decision Making ◽  
Petrol Station ◽  
Consumer Ethnocentrism ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
Domestic Products ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Valley Area ◽  
Beliefs And Attitudes

The concept of consumer ethnocentrism is used here to show that culture influences the perception of individuals or groups when they buy products or services. Though many studies have recognized the importance of culture in consumer decision-making, few have examined the significant role of culture in influencing consumer buying decision. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine how the roles of consumer beliefs and attitudes affect the level of consumer ethnocentrism towards the purchase of domestic products concentrating on Petronas petrol stations in Klang Valley from the customers’ perspective. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed at Petronas Petrol Stations in Klang Valley area. The results indicated that the most significant factor influencing consumer ethnocentrism was belief followed by attitude and both belief and attitude had moderate and positive relationships with consumer ethnocentrism toward Petronas Petrol Stations in Klang Valley area.

scholarly journals Establishment of share unit formula for strata residential buildings and its implication to buyer and unit owner

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.29) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Rubiah Md Zana ◽  
Dr Siti Nur Alia Roslan ◽  
Nur KhairulFaizah Mustafa ◽  
Asma Senawi
Keyword(s):  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Housing Development ◽  
Quantitative Survey ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
The Government ◽  
Implementation Management ◽  
House Buyers ◽  
Unit Formula ◽  
Transparency And Accountability

Stratified development has become a trend nowadays and still expanding to suit with the scarcity of land. During the implementation of the early Strata Titles Act, there are many issues and disputes raised in terms of its legislation, rule and regulation, implementation, management and maintenance. One of the issues is the establishment and implementation of share unit formula to strata building. Recently, the government of Malaysia has formulated and approved the new Act which is called the Strata Management Act 2013 whereby several amendment has been made to strengthen and improve the current exercise and give a new breath to strata building development. The objective of this paper is to study the establishment of Share Unit Formula for strata residential building in Klang Valley and the implication of the new provision to house buyers and unit owners. A quantitative survey has been done by conducting interviews with the professionals in the industry. The findings of the research revealed that there are many advantages obtained by the house buyers and unit owners due to the latest enforcement. Besides promotes transparency and accountability in the housing development industry, it is also help to encourage an efficient application of simultaneous vacant possession of Strata Title to the unit buyers.  

Vertical living satisfaction of homeowners in a medium-cost residential building in Klang Valley, Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-296
Author(s):  
Zairul Nisham Musa ◽  
Wan Nor Azriyati Wan Abd Aziz ◽  
Zafirah Al Sadat Zyed ◽  
Noor Rosly Hanif ◽  
Ainoriza Mohd Aini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Management System ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Property Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Maintenance Service ◽  
System Maintenance ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
Medium Cost

Purpose In Malaysia, a vertical residential building (VRB) is still facing challenges associated with property management. The lack of experience in property management resulted in the management, acting unprofessionally that cause a lot of problems to the homeowners and their properties. The findings demonstrated that maintenance of the facilities and common areas in a VRB is essential to ensure its optimal performance over its life cycle. This has to be carried out efficiently and professionally by the qualified property manager. Unfortunately, not every property manager can perform all the tasks efficiently and professionally. Thus, this leads to an increasing number of complaints by unsatisfied homeowners’ particularly on the maintenance and management of the buildings and facilities. To satisfy the homeowners, the issue of transparency is one of the area concerns that need to be emphasised in the property management system practiced in Malaysia. This case study area of Klang Valley poses as one of the urban areas that has the highest number of vertical buildings, especially the medium cost of VRB. The purpose of this study is to explore the satisfaction level of homeowners towards the management system, maintenance services and facilities provided by the management of the medium cost VRB in the Klang Valley. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a quantitative approach. The survey method was used as an appropriate method for inquiry of the data. Face to face survey was conducted with respondents at a medium-cost residential building in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Findings The findings demonstrated that homeowners living in medium-cost VRB in Klang Valley are satisfied and faced issues with the management system, maintenance service and services provided by the management of the medium-cost VRB. The only issue confronted by the homeowners with the medium-cost VRB is the commitment of the management towards their involvement in organising the activities, problem-solving and taking action on residents’ reports or complaints. Practical implications The findings suggest that appointing qualified property managers who understand property management has increased the performance of the management team. Most importantly, qualified property managers are equipped with knowledge in managing people, especially to create awareness on a sense of responsibility and belonging. Originality/value This study has bridged the research gap on property management of the medium-cost of VRB in Malaysia. This will add value to the management of the medium cost of VRB.

Case Studies of Rising Damp Treatment in Historical Buildings

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 107-119
Author(s):  
A.S. Guimarães ◽  
J.M.P.Q. Delgado ◽  
V.P. de Freitas
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Ventilation System ◽  
Technical Specification ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Ventilation Rate ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Salt Damage ◽  
Building Physics ◽  
Rising Damp

Salt damage can affect the service life of numerous building structures, both historical and contemporary, in a significant way. Therefore, various conservation methods have been developed for the consolidation and protection of porous building materials exposed to the salt attack. As any successful treatment of salt damage requires a multidisciplinary attitude, many different factors such as salt solution transport and crystallization, presence and origin of salts in masonry, and salt-induced deterioration are to be taken into account. The importance of pre-treatment investigations is discussed as well; in a combination with the knowledge of salt and moisture transport mechanisms they can give useful indications regarding treatment options.Another important cause of building pathologies in buildings is the rising damp and this phenomenon it is particularly more severe with the presence of salts in water. The treatment of rising damp in historic building walls is a very complex procedure. At Laboratory of Building Physics (LFC-FEUP) a wall base hygro-regulated ventilation system was developed. This system patented, HUMIVENT, has been submitted to laboratorial monitoring and to in situ validation and a numerical simplified model was developed to facilitate the practical application. Having in mind the practical application of scientific and technological knowledge from Building Physics to practice, this paper presents the design of the system (geometry, ventilation rate and hygrothermal device), the detailing and technical specification of its different components and information about the implementation in three types of buildings: a church, a museum and a residential building.

scholarly journals The Level of Audience Acceptance of Islamic Genre Films

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
Rosmawati Mohamad Rasit ◽  
Azimah Misrom ◽  
Salasiah Hanin Hamjah
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Shopping Malls ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
Religious Elements ◽  
Genre Films ◽  
Valley Area ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

The potrayal of  religious elements in  Islamic genre films  have long been discussed  among filmmakers. However, the audience acceptance is unclear and still  at  an infancy stage as the purpose of a film as a form of entertainment is predominant, which is contrary to the teachings  of Islam. Thus, this study aimed to analyse the level of audience acceptance towards Islamic genre films. The design of this study was quantitative survey. Questionnaires were distributed to 500 respondents in five cinemas located in shopping malls in the Klang Valley area which were Alamanda, Mid Valley, The Mines, NU Central and KLCC. This study used purposive sampling, and  data were analysed  using descriptive statistics. The findings showed that the level of audience acceptance towards Islamic films is moderate with a mean value of 34.78 with a standard deviation of 4.38.

scholarly journals Job Hopping Behavior among Coffee Shops Employees in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Hazrina Ghazali ◽  
Zulaikha Hizreen Hashim ◽  
Maisarah Ishak
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Coffee Shop ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
Potential Factors ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Coffee Shops ◽  
Valley Area ◽  
Organization Support

Job hopping behavior may have an adverse effect on both employers and employees. For the perspective of employee, there are many factors might influence an employee's decision to job hop including salary dissatisfaction or a better offer elsewhere. The issue of job hopping has been a serious concern for many organizations, and the coffee shops industry is no exception. Therefore, the goal of this research is to discover potential factors influencing to job hopping behavior among coffee shops employees, as well as the relationship of identified factors with job hopping. Job satisfaction, financial and perceived organizational support were the three factors investigated in this research. A total of 231 questionnaires were distributed to employees who are currently working in the coffee shops in Klang Valley area and 215 usable responses returned for a response rate of 93.1 percent. The collected data was analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) latest version. Results of the job satisfaction (mean= 3.5636), financial (m=3.5622) and perceived organization support (mean=3.5601) shows score lean towards agreement level. Additionally, findings showed that the correlation of all the variables were weak correlated. A multiple regression also was run to predict job hopping behaviour with the three independent variables. Results found that only 6.9% of variance in coffee shops’ employees was explained by job satisfaction, financial and perceived organization support (R² = .069). Even though the findings of this research found that these three variables did not have a direct impact on coffee shop employees' decision to job hop, the findings may provide some guidance and alert coffee shop owners or managers to the importance of these three variables in the coffee shops industry in order to minimize job hopping and will be discussed further in this paper.

Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) in Urban Tropics

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 42-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul-Rahman ◽  
Chen Wang ◽  
Azli Mohd Rahim ◽  
Siaw Chuing Loo ◽  
Nadzmi Miswan
Keyword(s):  
Urban Heat Island ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Visual Quality ◽  
End Users ◽  
Heat Island ◽  
Urban Heat ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
Reducing Stress ◽  
Valley Area

Numerous researchers proved Vertical Greenery System VGS beneficial to buildings and surroundings. However, it is still not widely applied in the tropics like Malaysia. This paper aims to determine the perceptions of VGS among the end users before it can be improved. A survey was conducted among 40 respondents, the end users of VGS in selected buildings within Klang Valley area. The collected data was analysed using statistical tests. From the findings, the primary benefits of VGS perceived by end users are enhancing visual quality, bringing nature harmony, reducing stress and reducing the urban heat island effects. The perceptions contradict with the results of ANOVA test between reducing the urban heat island effects and other VGS benefits that proves the need and effort to work on VGS in Malaysia.

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