TY - JFULL AU - S. A. S. Zakaria and G. Brewer and T. Gajendran PY - 2012/8/ TI - Contextual Factors in the Decision Making of Industrialized Building System Technology T2 - International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering SP - 438 EP - 447 VL - 6 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2021 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 67, 2012 N2 - Currently, the Malaysian construction industry is focusing on transforming construction processes from conventional building methods to the Industrialized Building System (IBS). Still, research on the decision making of IBS technology adoption with the influence of contextual factors is scarce. The purpose of this paper is to explore how contextual factors influence the IBS decision making in building projects which is perceived by those involved in construction industry namely construction stakeholders and IBS supply chain members. Theoretical background, theoretical frameworks and literatures which identify possible contextual factors that influence decision making towards IBS technology adoption are presented. This paper also discusses the importance of contextual factors in IBS decision making, highlighting some possible crossover benefits and making some suggestions as to how these can be utilized. Conclusions are drawn and recommendations are made with respect to the perception of socio-economic, IBS policy and IBS technology associated with building projects. ER -