{"title":"Architectural Building Safety and Health Performance Model for Stratified Low-Cost Housing: Education and Management Tool for Building Managers ","authors":"Zainal Abidin Akasah, Maizam Alias, Azuin Ramli","volume":100,"journal":"International Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering","pagesStart":472,"pagesEnd":481,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/10001307","abstract":"
The safety and health performances aspects of a building are the most challenging aspect of facility management. It requires a deep understanding by the building managers on the factors that contribute to health and safety performances. This study attempted to develop an explanatory architectural safety performance model for stratified low-cost housing in Malaysia. The proposed Building Safety and Health Performance (BSHP) model was tested empirically through a survey on 308 construction practitioners using partial least squares (PLS) and structural equation modelling (SEM) tool. Statistical analysis results supports the conclusion that architecture, building services, external environment, management approaches and maintenance management have positive influence on safety and health performance of stratified low-cost housing in Malaysia. The findings provide valuable insights for construction industry to introduce BSHP model in the future where the model could be used as a guideline for training purposes of managers and better planning and implementation of building management.<\/p>\r\n","references":"[1] Zainal, N. R., Kaur, G., Ahmad, N. \u2018Aisah, &Khalili, J. M. (2012).\r\nHousing Conditions and Quality of Life of the Urban Poor in Malaysia.\r\nProcedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 50(July), 827\u2013838.\r\ndoi:10.1016\/j.sbspro.2012.08.085\r\n[2] Ministry of Urban, Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government. (2013).\r\nProgram Perumahan Rakyat (PPR). Retrieve From\r\nhttp:\/\/www.kpkt.gov.my\/kpkt\/\r\n[3] Olanrewaju, A. A., Khamidi, M. F., &Idrus, A. (2011). Validation of\r\nBuilding Maintenance Performance Model for Malaysian Universities.\r\nInternational Journal of Human and Social Sciences, 6 (3), 159\u2013163.\r\n[4] Hamid, Z. A., Kamaruzzaman, S. N., Pheng, L. S., Ghani, M.K. 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