4 research outputs found
Interior Semantics Of The Lobby/Waiting Area In General Hospitals; A Preliminary Study
Semantics is the study of meaning in communication. The communication interprets in the study is between human and the artefacts in the immediate surrounding
Categorization of General Problems and Defects in Historical Building
Generally, there are numerous defects and problems which are
common to historical building parts such as roofs, walls, floor, ceilings,
toilets, door and window. Ever since the building boom of the
1970s, many of Malaysia’s historic building had been demolished.
Current large scale urban development continues to threaten prewar
buildings, while other historic buildings are merely declining owing
to the age, abandon and high cost of maintenance. The above
observation is the case with current situations found in the buildings
designated in this study. Basically, it is very important to recognize
and diagnose the defect that occurs at various locations with deferent
types of causes and symptoms. Generally all existing structures
of historical buildings are from stone, brickwork, plaster and timber.
The problem, weakening and failure of the building are due to old
age which gives rise to defects and faulty formation that had occurred
since it was erected and aggravated by subsequent sloppy
repairs or total ignorance. This paper will presents some general
problems and defects occurred in historical building
A Case Study on Moisture Problems and Building Defects
AbstractHospital buildings are one of the complicated buildings that normally associate with a moisture problem. Besides environment factor, the different operation hour, poor workmanship and improper waterproofing installation also contributes to the moisture problems. Controlling the moisture problems seem to be vital in ensuring the building functionality. This study identifies the moisture problems and it's causes for the Hospital buildings in Malaysia. Based on various records obtained, this study discusses the defects according to four major building elements that are ceiling, wall, floor and roof. This paper concludes that the identified defects have great potential to affect the hospital building function