AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DESIRED ATTRIBUTES OF BUILDING SERVICES STANDARD METHOD OF MEASUREMENT IN MALAYSIA
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2014
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University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos & Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
Abstract
The continuous increase in the value and complexity of building services has called for the need to
present building services cost information in a structured format. There is therefore, a need to develop
building services standard method of measurement (BSSMM) and determine the desired attributes in the
context of the Malaysian construction industry. These attributes of a standard method of measurement
were identified through secondary sources including cross –country comparison of existing standard
method of measurement. A Stratified sampling approach was adopted to administer 400 questionnaires to
the quantity surveyors in client contracting, and consulting organisations in the Malaysian construction
industry These attributes were categorised into three and the results of questionnaire survey was adopted
in ranking the variables. The survey result showed that, there is a need to adopt a standard method of
measurement for building services. Further, there was agreement among quantity surveyors on the
priority ranking of the desired attributes of the standard method of measurement for building services.
However, for the standard to be acceptable, it must align with Construction Industry Classification
Systems so as to lay an efficient foundation for automation of the estimating process.
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automation, building services, estimating, Malaysia, standard method of measurement