MBAM: IBS can help reduce construction cost

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Malaysian builders should adopt the use of Industrialised Building System (IBS), especially the modular method, as this could speed up the building process while reducing labour and waste, said Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) president Foo Chek Lee.

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Govt must take lead in switching to IBS — Rehda

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The government must take the lead in getting property developers to transition to the Industrialised Building System (IBS) by providing tax breaks, and making it compulsory for government projects to implement the modular construction method, says the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda).

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Construction of Felda housing project to begin soon

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) will start the construction of single-storey terraced homes under the Felda New Generation Housing programme in about one or two months, said chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, according to a Bernama report yesterday.

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