News about CIDB

CIDB’s bid to elevate the quality of Malaysian buildings is laudable and a move in the right direction.

Cream and YTL said the grant is a follow-up to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two organisations in April this year, highlighting their shared mission to achieve construction excellence and support of the industry transition to sustainable construction.

The building and engineering products and services promoted include the industrialised building system (IBS), building information modelling (BIM), formwork system, advanced building materials, equipment and machinery and other related construction technologies.

CIDB chief executive officer Datuk Ahmad ‘Asri Abdul Hamid: The launch of IBS Homes and IBS Homes Catalogue marks a turning point in the construction industry.

We believe that NBES is a very impactful project which will contribute significantly towards expediting BIM adoption and enhance the ease of doing business in construction,” said CIDB chief executive Datuk Ahmad Asri Abdul Hamid in a press statement.

CIDB’s Ahmad Asri said that the growing global population also demands consideration of how buildings are constructed, the materials used to create them, and the expected efficiency of the finished buildings.

“If you engage a contractor directly, please do ensure that they are reputable by checking with CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) to ensure that they are properly licensed and not blacklisted.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): The Construction Labour Exchange Centre Bhd (CLAB) rarely makes headlines, until the government’s recent decision to allow the entity to fully manage applications of more than 100 foreign construction workers’ entry into the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 6): The extended Covid-19 outbreak in the country has continued to affect the construction industry this year, but the impact has been more moderate compared with in last year due to a vaccination roll-out targeted at construction workers, among others.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): A total of 150 construction sites have been ordered to close for failure to comply with standard operating procedures (SOPs), since the imposition of the third iteration of the full movement control order (MCO 3.