THE MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (MiCRA 2009)

IT AND INNOVATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION

The Application Of Primavera Software In Project Management: A
Comparative Study Between Highway and Building Construction Projects
by H. Hardiman M.Yatim and Sharifah Akmam Syed Zakaria

Innovation and Innovativeness: Difference and Dependency by Ahmed
Mohammed Kamaruddeen, Nor Aini Yusof and Ilias Said

Value-Based Maintenance Management System For University Buildings by
Olanrewaju Abdul Lateef, A., Mohd Faris Khamidi and Arazi Idrus

CONSTRUCTION METHOD

Evaluation of Pollutant Removal Efficiency of Vegetated Swale System by
A.Wahab M.M., Khamidi M.F.and Shahary S.A.

Management Of Critical Specialist Works In Multiple Bridge Projects: A Case
Study By Ct. Ramanathan , S.P. Narayanan and Arazi B. Idrus

Workers’ Perspectives On The Implementation Of Construction Works
Based On Contract Documents by H. Hardiman M.Yatim and Sharifah Akmam
Syed Zakaria

HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT

The Need For Housing Warranty System To Improve Housing Delivery In
Malaysia by Sufardy Sibly,Nor’aini Yusof and Mohd Wira Mohd Shafei

Preliminary Study: Rent Default Amongst Tenants Of Public Housing
Schemes And Ways Of Overcoming The Issue by Nor Aini Salleh, Nor’aini
Yusof and Abdul Ghani Salleh

Measuring the Performance of Housing Developers in Malaysia by Ismael
Abu Jarad, Nor’Aini Yusof and Mohd Wira Mohd Shafiei

A Framework for Assssing The Effectiveness Of Housing Maintenance
Management by Sarah Zubedy, Nor’Aini Yusof and Nazirah Zainul Abidin

The Psychographic Segmentation Of House Buyers’ In Kedah New
Residential Market: The Purchasing Preferences by Fanny Foo Suan Suan,
Mohd Wira Mohd Shafiei and Ilias Said

Causes of Defect in Housing Industry by Siti Nur Fazillah Mohd Fauzi, Nor’Aini
Yusof and Nazirah Zainul Abidin

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Pengurusan Projek Pembinaan: Kaedah dan Keberkesanan Komunikasi Di
Tapak Bina daripada Mohd Saidin Misnan, Zuhaili Mohamad Ramly,Lee Chia
Kuang, Ting Keing dan Ahmadon Bakri

Rapid Construction: To Focus on Stabilization of Construction Process
Flow by Muhamad Azani Yahya and Mohamad Ibrahim Mohamad

Risk Factors Leading To Cost Overruns In Public Flood Mitigation Projects
In Malaysia by Marina binti Musa, Mohd. Hisham Ariffin and Hayati Mohd Dahan.

Diversification Of Centre Manager Role In Managing Shopping Centres by
Nor’aini Yusof , Shardy Abdullah and Mohd Zaki Arif

Construction Companies Beliefs Towards The Project Handling Process :
Findings Of A Survey Conducted Among The Libyan Construction Sector
by Salah Mohamed Khalil Abdelgalil and Ilias Said.

Approaches To Business Development and Services Marketing In QS
Practices Given Possible Opportunities Overseas by Christopher Preece and
Mohd Saiful Nizam Mohd Suhaimi

REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY

Proposed Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design:Gated
Community And Non-Gated Community by Siti Rasidah Md Sakip and Aldrin
Abdullah

The Application Of ‘Istibdal’ On Waqf Land Development In Malaysia by
Salbiah Mokhtar and Mansor Ibrahim

Paradigm Shift In Property Management Practice In Malaysian Office
Buildings by Mohd Mujib Bin Mustaffa and Zarita Binti Ahmad Baharum.

Problems in the Managing of Government Property Asset in Malaysia by
Mohd Nurfadzli Mat Nah, Shardy Abdullah and Arman Abdul Razak.

Perception of Housebuyers in the Use of Recycled Construction Materials
by Radzi Ismail, Mohd Wira Mohd Shafiei and Ilias Said

Real Estate Property Improvement based on Hedonic Pricing Method: A
Market Survey of House Buyers Preference by Nik Ismail Azlan


ISSUES IN CONSTRUCTION AND PROCUREMENT

The Failure Of Urban Development Plans In Environmental Management Of
Iran by Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki,Rahmat Azam Mustafa and
Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali

Privatization In The Construction Industry In Malaysia: Advantages And
Disadvantages Of Private Finance Initiative To The Public Sector by Farid
Ezanee Mohamed Ghazali and Derrick Tan Jian-Ze

The Usage And Selection Of The Procurement System In Malaysia by Tan
Teck Yong, Mastura Jaafar, Annur Huda Ubaidillah and Nurhidayah bt Mohd
Radzi

Pemilihan Kaedah Reka Dan Bina Oleh Klien Sektor Awam Dan Swasta
daripada Mohd Saidin Misnan, Zuhaili Mohamad Ramly,Lee Chia Kuang, Nor
Fadzlly Abdullah dan Ahmadon Bakri

Comparison of Maturity Models by Mohammad Khoshgoftar and Omar Osman.

Industrial Agglomeration And Spatial Concentration In Baghdad by Hassan
J.Hamem

Indoor Air Quality Characteristics In Malaysian Refurbished Kindergarten
By Naziah Binti Muhamad Salleh,Syahrul Nizam Kamaruzzaman, Zulkiflee Abdul-
Samad and Azlan Shah Ali.

Perspectives From The Implementers And The Consultants: Effectiveness
Of Hirarc As A Safety Management Tool On Construction Sites by Ahmadon
Bakri , Mohd Saidin Misnan, Lee Chia Kuang and Zuhaili Mohamad Ramly

HEALTH AND SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION

An Analysis On The Barriers In Complying OSHA by The Malaysian
Construction Organization by Nor Suzila Lop,Izatul Farrita Mohd Kamar and
Asniza Hamimi Abdul Tharim.

Safety Management: A Framework Of Safety Culture Development Process
by Mohd Hanizun Hanafi, Mohd Saidin Misnan, Abdul Hakim b. Mohammed and
Wan Yusoff Wan Mahmood,

Kajian Pelaksanaan Pengurusan Fasiliti Dalam Amalan Keselamatan Dan
Kesihatan Di Pejabat Kerajaan – Cadangan Penyelidikan daripada Hafizi
Zakaria, Kadir Arifin, Shaharuddin Ahmad dan Zahedi Fisal

Occupational Safety And Health Management System: Key Process Areas
(KPAs), Key Processes And Key Practices Of Enablers In Construction
Firms by Mohd Saidin Misnan, Ahmadon Bakri , Lee Chia Kuang and Zuhaili
Mohamad Ramly.

ISSUES ON SUSTAINABILITY AND BENCHMARKING BEST PRACTICES

Kaedah Penandaarasan Sebagai Kaedah Terbaik Dalam Membangunkan
Budaya Keselamatan Dalam Industri Pembinaan Di Malaysia daripada Mohd
Saidin Misnan, Zuhaili Mohamad Ramly,Lee Chia Kuang, Ting Keing dan
Ahmadon Bakri

Critical Factors For Project Management Best Practices In Sustainable
Housing: A Framework by Abu Hassan Abu Bakar and Aidah Awang

Development Of Computer Roofing Modelling System To Maintain School
Buildings For Continous Sustainability In Facility Management by Zainal
Abidin Akasah, Sharifah Hamimah Shamsuddin, Ismail Abdul Rahman and
Maizam Alias

Continuance Use Of Innovation Inside Malaysian Construction Organization
by Shazwan Mohd Shaari, Mohd Hisham Ariffin and Aini Jaapar

8th Annual Conference and Meeting, Management Construction Research Association (MiCRA), 9-10th June 2009. Pulau Pinang.

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