APPRAISAL OF APPLICATION OF VALUE ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY IN MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES INSTALLATIONS
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2015
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Penerbit UTM Press.
Abstract
Value engineering (VE) is a structured team-oriented problem solving approach that
can be applied throughout the lifecycle of a building project. However, the
methodology is rarely applied in mechanical and electrical services (M&E)
installations in buildings because clients are not aware of the potential benefits of
adopting VE and different members of design team lack the requisite knowledge
about VE methodology. As a result, a great deal of unnecessary cost is created due
to the increasingly complex nature of M&E services in buildings leading to cost
overruns and unhappy clients. The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of
adoption of VE methodology in the design and installations of M&E services in
buildings in Malaysian construction industry. The research method adopted is
questionnaire survey to industry practitioners and inferential statistics was adopted for
data analysis. Findings from the study show that, VE is not well appreciated in the
industry and there is no structured approach adopted for its adoption for the
procurement of mechanical and electrical services. Practitioners are of the opinion
that implementation of VE could lead to: significant capital and life cycle cost savings
in buildings generally; alignment of stakeholders and construction process
improvement; improved client satisfaction, and shared understanding among key
participants. An implementation framework was developed which emphasised on
the need for early involvement of consultants and collaboration between the
downstream supply chain for effective implementation of VE methodology on
mechanical and electrical services.
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Design, framework, mechanical and electrical, value engineering