Pub Date : 2019-12-30DOI: 10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i2.3270
R. M. Mendoza, Divina F. Palacio, Elizabeth B. Calara
An academic laboratory such as the General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory were given less priority as to safety due to the perception that the quantity of materials would not give a significant hazardous impact to students or the environment. This study evaluated the at--risk behaviors of the Basic Chemistry students as well as the present Safety Culture in the laboratory. A total of 918 Basic Chemistry students officially enrolled during the A.Y. 2016--2017 in the host institution participated the study. New findings in the at--risk behaviors were recorded such as the use of gadgets and tablets not associated with the lab activity, half--glove use, ¾ sleeved-- and unbuttoned laboratory gowns, limited working area, messy and unorganized working area, going out of the laboratory in their lab gowns and gloves on top of not properly and untied hair for girls and dangling bangs for boys, incomplete safety gears, horse-- playing and unfamiliarity to experimental procedures. The laboratory safety has been found to be better among first year students than that of the second--year students. It was also found that majority of the students are not aware of the different nature of chemicals being handled in the laboratory. Significant relationship was found between the at--risk behavior of the students and their laboratory safety culture, indicating that students who are in the high--risk level exhibits lower laboratory culture. Integration of safety orientation into the laboratory curriculum was found to be an attractive solution to the existing laboratory issues observed.
{"title":"STUDENTS’ AT--RISK BEHAVIOR AND SAFETY CULTURE IN BASIC CHEMISTRYLABORATORY","authors":"R. M. Mendoza, Divina F. Palacio, Elizabeth B. Calara","doi":"10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i2.3270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i2.3270","url":null,"abstract":"An academic laboratory such as the General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory were given less priority as to safety due to the perception that the quantity of materials would not give a significant hazardous impact to students or the environment. This study evaluated the at--risk behaviors of the Basic Chemistry students as well as the present Safety Culture in the laboratory. A total of 918 Basic Chemistry students officially enrolled during the A.Y. 2016--2017 in the host institution participated the study. New findings in the at--risk behaviors were recorded such as the use of gadgets and tablets not associated with the lab activity, half--glove use, ¾ sleeved-- and unbuttoned laboratory gowns, limited working area, messy and unorganized working area, going out of the laboratory in their lab gowns and gloves on top of not properly and untied hair for girls and dangling bangs for boys, incomplete safety gears, horse-- playing and unfamiliarity to experimental procedures. The laboratory safety has been found to be better among first year students than that of the second--year students. It was also found that majority of the students are not aware of the different nature of chemicals being handled in the laboratory. Significant relationship was found between the at--risk behavior of the students and their laboratory safety culture, indicating that students who are in the high--risk level exhibits lower laboratory culture. Integration of safety orientation into the laboratory curriculum was found to be an attractive solution to the existing laboratory issues observed.","PeriodicalId":304648,"journal":{"name":"Journal of BIMP-EAGA Regional Development","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131694906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-12-30DOI: 10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i1.3256
J. Justine, Mohd Allif Anwar Abu Bakar, Mohd Rizwan Abd Majid, Rostika Binti Petrus Boroh
Present students are future business and government leaders. As such, it is important to examine their knowledge and expectations regarding sustainable renewable energy. A questionnaire survey was carried involving a total of 207 students in accounting, business and economics fields in a Malaysian university. While a majority of the students answered correctly on questions related to renewable energy knowledge, there are those who did not. Accordingly, only 41.5% of respondents indicated their level of knowledge in renewable energy to be good or better. For expectations, most respondents agreed for countries to produce and utilise both renewable and non-- renewable sources of energy but a significant percentage (39%) disagreed on building nuclear plants. A majority of the students also indicated willingness to pay for clean energy and renewable energy at home. The results of this research can be used by stakeholders in improving students’ knowledge and exposure to renewable energy through changes in the curriculum to include topics and assignments related to renewable energy or incorporating activities related to renewable energy in the campus environment.
{"title":"A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPECTATIONS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY AMONG MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS AND ECONOMICSSTUDENTS","authors":"J. Justine, Mohd Allif Anwar Abu Bakar, Mohd Rizwan Abd Majid, Rostika Binti Petrus Boroh","doi":"10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i1.3256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i1.3256","url":null,"abstract":"Present students are future business and government leaders. As such, it is important to examine their knowledge and expectations regarding sustainable renewable energy. A questionnaire survey was carried involving a total of 207 students in accounting, business and economics fields in a Malaysian university. While a majority of the students answered correctly on questions related to renewable energy knowledge, there are those who did not. Accordingly, only 41.5% of respondents indicated their level of knowledge in renewable energy to be good or better. For expectations, most respondents agreed for countries to produce and utilise both renewable and non-- renewable sources of energy but a significant percentage (39%) disagreed on building nuclear plants. A majority of the students also indicated willingness to pay for clean energy and renewable energy at home. The results of this research can be used by stakeholders in improving students’ knowledge and exposure to renewable energy through changes in the curriculum to include topics and assignments related to renewable energy or incorporating activities related to renewable energy in the campus environment.","PeriodicalId":304648,"journal":{"name":"Journal of BIMP-EAGA Regional Development","volume":"6 12","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113975016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-12-30DOI: 10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i1.3258
Joycyl P. Albesa II, Alexander Allen S. Alfaras, Aira May G. De Rosas, Shaira B. Sta. Catalina, Engr. Patlawrenze Joseph G. Angeles
Heavy metals present in wastewater are found to be detrimental not only to the environment but also to the health of human beings. The biosorption of lead (II) and cadmium (II) from aqueous solution by raw and NaOH--pretreated fungal biomass of Aspergillus niger was investigated. Parameters affecting biosorption such as pH, agitation rate, and metal ions were examined. It was found that the initial pH of the solution strongly affected the degree of biosorption. Metal solutions with pH of 5 and 4 yield the highest percentage biosorption of Aspergillus niger for mono--metal solutions and bi--metal solutions, respectively. The agitation rate of 400 rpm and 150 rpm yield the highest percentage removal on single metal ions and combined metal ions, respectively. Moreover, the lead and cadmium adsorption by pretreated Aspergillus niger was higher than that of raw Aspergillus niger in all cases. The kinetics of heavy metal biosorption matched second order reaction model. The biosorption isotherms indicated that the biosorption of Cd (II) and Pb (II) can be fitted with the Langmuir equation indicating that the biosorption mechanism of Cd (II) and Pb (II) by Aspergillus niger was chemisorption.
{"title":"BIOSORPTION OF LEAD (II) AND CADMIUM (II) FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION USINGRAW AND PRETREATED ASPERGILLUS NIGER.","authors":"Joycyl P. Albesa II, Alexander Allen S. Alfaras, Aira May G. De Rosas, Shaira B. Sta. Catalina, Engr. Patlawrenze Joseph G. Angeles","doi":"10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i1.3258","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i1.3258","url":null,"abstract":"Heavy metals present in wastewater are found to be detrimental not only to the environment but also to the health of human beings. The biosorption of lead (II) and cadmium (II) from aqueous solution by raw and NaOH--pretreated fungal biomass of Aspergillus niger was investigated. Parameters affecting biosorption such as pH, agitation rate, and metal ions were examined. It was found that the initial pH of the solution strongly affected the degree of biosorption. Metal solutions with pH of 5 and 4 yield the highest percentage biosorption of Aspergillus niger for mono--metal solutions and bi--metal solutions, respectively. The agitation rate of 400 rpm and 150 rpm yield the highest percentage removal on single metal ions and combined metal ions, respectively. Moreover, the lead and cadmium adsorption by pretreated Aspergillus niger was higher than that of raw Aspergillus niger in all cases. The kinetics of heavy metal biosorption matched second order reaction model. The biosorption isotherms indicated that the biosorption of Cd (II) and Pb (II) can be fitted with the Langmuir equation indicating that the biosorption mechanism of Cd (II) and Pb (II) by Aspergillus niger was chemisorption.","PeriodicalId":304648,"journal":{"name":"Journal of BIMP-EAGA Regional Development","volume":"107 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116369989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Banahaw Volcano is one of the 24 identified active volcanoes in the Philippines. With the growing population around its vicinity, it is important to produce hazard map and risk maps for Banahaw Volcano. Geographic Information System (GIS) tools could be utilized to determine the hazard areas in case of lahar flows. Risk assessment based on population of barangays can be determined using the Population Exposure Index (PEI), Population Risk Level (PRL) cohorts, and land area. Early versions of volcanic hazard maps were generated based on the information of type and extent of deposits, river channels and topography. This study explored the use of LaharZ as a tool in generating a hazard map for Banahaw Volcano which can be assessed for risks. Input parameters for the LaharZ include estimated volume, stream threshold, slope value, cone apex type and flow type. Risk assessment of the hazard map produced in LaharZ confirmed that a total of 18 municipalities and three cities, and 402 barangays for both Laguna and Quezon provinces could be affected by future syn--eruption type of lahar from Banahaw Volcano. Results also showed that the lahar flow paths could affect farther municipalities along the North--northwest, Northwest, Southwest and Southeast areas of Banahaw Volcano. A consideration for identification of possible evacuation sites and preparedness plans, and proper siting of critical facilities outside of the proximal hazard zone are highly recommended accompanied by conducting more comprehensive researches about Banahaw Volcano for additional resources that may have greater accuracy.
{"title":"LAHAR RISK MAPPING OF BANAHAW VOLCANO, SOUTHERN LUZON USING LAHARZ","authors":"Zaballero, R.D, Belmonte, S.K, Binwag, M.L, Herras J","doi":"10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i1.3264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i1.3264","url":null,"abstract":"Banahaw Volcano is one of the 24 identified active volcanoes in the Philippines. With the growing population around its vicinity, it is important to produce hazard map and risk maps for Banahaw Volcano. Geographic Information System (GIS) tools could be utilized to determine the hazard areas in case of lahar flows. Risk assessment based on population of barangays can be determined using the Population Exposure Index (PEI), Population Risk Level (PRL) cohorts, and land area. Early versions of volcanic hazard maps were generated based on the information of type and extent of deposits, river channels and topography. This study explored the use of LaharZ as a tool in generating a hazard map for Banahaw Volcano which can be assessed for risks. Input parameters for the LaharZ include estimated volume, stream threshold, slope value, cone apex type and flow type. Risk assessment of the hazard map produced in LaharZ confirmed that a total of 18 municipalities and three cities, and 402 barangays for both Laguna and Quezon provinces could be affected by future syn--eruption type of lahar from Banahaw Volcano. Results also showed that the lahar flow paths could affect farther municipalities along the North--northwest, Northwest, Southwest and Southeast areas of Banahaw Volcano. A consideration for identification of possible evacuation sites and preparedness plans, and proper siting of critical facilities outside of the proximal hazard zone are highly recommended accompanied by conducting more comprehensive researches about Banahaw Volcano for additional resources that may have greater accuracy.","PeriodicalId":304648,"journal":{"name":"Journal of BIMP-EAGA Regional Development","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129518740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-12-30DOI: 10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i2.3273
M. Booth, Nicole Abegail Taqueban, John Donver Azcarraga, Mikaela Victoria Masusi, Clarisse Mariel Platon, Ma. Flerida Benavidez, Annuela Cail Malilay, Ralph Edison Tan, Catherine Sagun, Gwyneth Jantoc, R. M. Mendoza
Janitorial services and works are one of the key units of an institution directly contributing to the institution’s vision towards a sustainable campus. Their knowledge on what they do and how they practice their work is very crucial in the waste management strategies presently implemented by the institution themselves. This study assessed the level of awareness of the High--Performance Maintenance (Hi--Per) personnel of Far Eastern University-- Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation on the different types of waste, policies and legal aspects regarding waste segregation. A descriptive-- evaluative research design was used in this study using a total of 62 Hi--Per personnel. The findings showed that most of the respondents possess a high level of awareness in terms of the different types of wastes as well as the policies and legal aspects of waste segregation. A significantly high correlation was obtained with respect to their awareness and waste segregation practices. The relevant issues and challenges in waste segregation is being addressed by the institution’s waste management schemes which is an indication of a waste management system being implemented efficiently in the university particularly by the janitorial services collaborated by all units and departments, reverberating good governance, wellness, materials recovery and conservation, which can be interpreted to efficient investment.
{"title":"WASTE SEGREGATION AWARENESS AND PRACTICES OF JANITORIAL SERVICES IN ATERTIARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION: INFLUENCING THE INSTITUTIONS DRIVE TO SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS","authors":"M. Booth, Nicole Abegail Taqueban, John Donver Azcarraga, Mikaela Victoria Masusi, Clarisse Mariel Platon, Ma. Flerida Benavidez, Annuela Cail Malilay, Ralph Edison Tan, Catherine Sagun, Gwyneth Jantoc, R. M. Mendoza","doi":"10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i2.3273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i2.3273","url":null,"abstract":"Janitorial services and works are one of the key units of an institution directly contributing to the institution’s vision towards a sustainable campus. Their knowledge on what they do and how they practice their work is very crucial in the waste management strategies presently implemented by the institution themselves. This study assessed the level of awareness of the High--Performance Maintenance (Hi--Per) personnel of Far Eastern University-- Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation on the different types of waste, policies and legal aspects regarding waste segregation. A descriptive-- evaluative research design was used in this study using a total of 62 Hi--Per personnel. The findings showed that most of the respondents possess a high level of awareness in terms of the different types of wastes as well as the policies and legal aspects of waste segregation. A significantly high correlation was obtained with respect to their awareness and waste segregation practices. The relevant issues and challenges in waste segregation is being addressed by the institution’s waste management schemes which is an indication of a waste management system being implemented efficiently in the university particularly by the janitorial services collaborated by all units and departments, reverberating good governance, wellness, materials recovery and conservation, which can be interpreted to efficient investment.","PeriodicalId":304648,"journal":{"name":"Journal of BIMP-EAGA Regional Development","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114193804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-12-30DOI: 10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i1.3261
Dahl Kristine Kim Alonzo, Dianne Salino Salino, Runette Villaroza, Roy Trinidad, Donamel M. Saiyari
This paper investigates the utilization of post--consumer waste plastic sachets as potential geomembrane in landfills. This study promotes recycling of plastic wastes in Adamson University premises and supports the government advocacy in Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. To confirm the plastic compositions, the plastic waste sachets were subjected to Fourier Transformed Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy analysis. FTIR result shows that plastics were made of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), and polyester (PET). Subsequently, sodium bentonite (SB) was added to shredded waste plastics at varying percentages of 0, 5, 10 and 15 percent by weight. Then, it was subjected to melt intercalation and compression molding process to produce recycled plastic composites (RPC). Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was performed to determine the melt--intercalation and compression molding temperatures. Consequently, RPC was subjected to different physico--mechanical tests such as density, water absorption, flexural, tensile, izod impact and abrasion tests. Maximum water absorption capacity and tensile strength were observed in RPC with 15% SB. The highest density and flexural strength were observed in RPC with 10% SB content. Moreover, RPC with 5% SB exhibited the highest impact strength and abrasive resistance. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) divulged the poor interfacial adhesion between the polymer blends and unequal dispersion of SB with recycled plastics. Overall, the surface response optimization corroborates that the ultimate percentage of SB was achieved at 10.4% content which has a great potential as geomembrane.
{"title":"EFFECTS OF SODIUM BENTONITE ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF RECYCLED PLASTICCOMPOSITES AS POTENTIAL GEOMEMBRANE","authors":"Dahl Kristine Kim Alonzo, Dianne Salino Salino, Runette Villaroza, Roy Trinidad, Donamel M. Saiyari","doi":"10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i1.3261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i1.3261","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates the utilization of post--consumer waste plastic sachets as potential geomembrane in landfills. This study promotes recycling of plastic wastes in Adamson University premises and supports the government advocacy in Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. To confirm the plastic compositions, the plastic waste sachets were subjected to Fourier Transformed Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy analysis. FTIR result shows that plastics were made of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), and polyester (PET). Subsequently, sodium bentonite (SB) was added to shredded waste plastics at varying percentages of 0, 5, 10 and 15 percent by weight. Then, it was subjected to melt intercalation and compression molding process to produce recycled plastic composites (RPC). Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was performed to determine the melt--intercalation and compression molding temperatures. Consequently, RPC was subjected to different physico--mechanical tests such as density, water absorption, flexural, tensile, izod impact and abrasion tests. Maximum water absorption capacity and tensile strength were observed in RPC with 15% SB. The highest density and flexural strength were observed in RPC with 10% SB content. Moreover, RPC with 5% SB exhibited the highest impact strength and abrasive resistance. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) divulged the poor interfacial adhesion between the polymer blends and unequal dispersion of SB with recycled plastics. Overall, the surface response optimization corroborates that the ultimate percentage of SB was achieved at 10.4% content which has a great potential as geomembrane.","PeriodicalId":304648,"journal":{"name":"Journal of BIMP-EAGA Regional Development","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120940015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-12-30DOI: 10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i2.3269
M.C. Mirabueno, J. Leonen, A.K. Mendoza, D. J. Lopez
Life in the rural coastal communities in the Philippines depicts poverty. This poverty is due to the lack of direct energy access and frequent destruction of livelihood lead by severe weather such as storms and typhoons. To help these communities to become sustainable the researchers provided a solution to enable alternative energy access to these communities as well as severe weather early warning. This research implements a hybrid alternative energy harvesting system using an attachable solar and wind energy apparatus for community use;; farther--time early warning for severe weather through weather APIs with a real--time atmospheric analysis and prediction for a short--time early warning;; and a handheld lantern for fishermen that allows them to receive farther and short--time alerts. The system is integrated into The Things Network through LoraWAN™ which allows administrators to monitor the energy stored and weather conditions as well as communicating with the lanterns at a longer and more reliable network.
{"title":"SMART ENERGY HARVESTING AND SEVERE WEATHER ALERT SYSTEM","authors":"M.C. Mirabueno, J. Leonen, A.K. Mendoza, D. J. Lopez","doi":"10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i2.3269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51200/jbimpeagard.v5i2.3269","url":null,"abstract":"Life in the rural coastal communities in the Philippines depicts poverty. This poverty is due to the lack of direct energy access and frequent destruction of livelihood lead by severe weather such as storms and typhoons. To help these communities to become sustainable the researchers provided a solution to enable alternative energy access to these communities as well as severe weather early warning. This research implements a hybrid alternative energy harvesting system using an attachable solar and wind energy apparatus for community use;; farther--time early warning for severe weather through weather APIs with a real--time atmospheric analysis and prediction for a short--time early warning;; and a handheld lantern for fishermen that allows them to receive farther and short--time alerts. The system is integrated into The Things Network through LoraWAN™ which allows administrators to monitor the energy stored and weather conditions as well as communicating with the lanterns at a longer and more reliable network.","PeriodicalId":304648,"journal":{"name":"Journal of BIMP-EAGA Regional Development","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124887283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-12-12DOI: 10.51200/jbimpeagard.v4i1.3111
N. I. M. Ashaari, Suhaida S.K, Kam Kai Chang
In construction industry, the most critical phases throughout the project life cycle is tendering phase. The traditional tendering method is often costly which involved paper intensive, expensive and tedious process that eventually cause possibility of errors in the documentation. This leads to the emergence of using the e-tendering system in the construction industry. E-tendering is a system that shift manual paper to fully electronic system to enable means of communication. In line with the Sixth Strategic Thrust of the Construction Industry Master Plan (CIMP) 2006 – 2015’s, Ministry of Works launched the electronic tender management system, called e-tendering. The Public Work Department (PWD) highlighted that the system is launched to develop communication between parties in a project, to increase government and tenderers productivity and to provide a save, trusted and efficient works. The focal point of this paper are the factors and strategies of e-tendering implementation based on the client’s perspectives in Malaysian Construction Industry. A quantitative method was applied and the data were analysed using the average index analysis. The reduction in time of printing, compiling, sorting tender price and received the tender document on time are among the factors influence the client’s decision to apply e-tendering system. The respondents agreed that the top management had played the most significant roles by providing the opportunity for the employee to attend the training related to implementation of e-tendering system. The financial support by the government and guideline notes are also important to ensure the system can be fully applied in the construction industry.
{"title":"THE IMPLEMENTATION OF E-TENDERING: THE CLIENTS’ PERSPECTIVE","authors":"N. I. M. Ashaari, Suhaida S.K, Kam Kai Chang","doi":"10.51200/jbimpeagard.v4i1.3111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51200/jbimpeagard.v4i1.3111","url":null,"abstract":"In construction industry, the most critical phases throughout the project life cycle is tendering phase. The traditional tendering method is often costly which involved paper intensive, expensive and tedious process that eventually cause possibility of errors in the documentation. This leads to the emergence of using the e-tendering system in the construction industry. E-tendering is a system that shift manual paper to fully electronic system to enable means of communication. In line with the Sixth Strategic Thrust of the Construction Industry Master Plan (CIMP) 2006 – 2015’s, Ministry of Works launched the electronic tender management system, called e-tendering. The Public Work Department (PWD) highlighted that the system is launched to develop communication between parties in a project, to increase government and tenderers productivity and to provide a save, trusted and efficient works. The focal point of this paper are the factors and strategies of e-tendering implementation based on the client’s perspectives in Malaysian Construction Industry. A quantitative method was applied and the data were analysed using the average index analysis. The reduction in time of printing, compiling, sorting tender price and received the tender document on time are among the factors influence the client’s decision to apply e-tendering system. The respondents agreed that the top management had played the most significant roles by providing the opportunity for the employee to attend the training related to implementation of e-tendering system. The financial support by the government and guideline notes are also important to ensure the system can be fully applied in the construction industry.","PeriodicalId":304648,"journal":{"name":"Journal of BIMP-EAGA Regional Development","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130561940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-12-12DOI: 10.51200/jbimpeagard.v4i1.3110
N. Osman, Annabel Chan M.W.
Construction waste generation nowadays becoming a pressing issue in Malaysia with the high numbers of the construction project, which increased rapidly due to ‘Malaysia Plan 2020’ in the recent years. Although Malaysia Government had introduced few ways in managing the construction waste, still some of it was reportedly either ending up at the open landfill or worsen when it is illegally dumped in the forest or by the roadside. The urgency was need to tackle this issue by providing more alternative method. One of the alternative methods that seen to provide the solution with benefits is Waste-to-Energy (WtE). This technology had been proved by several countries such as China and Europe in reducing the waste-to-landfill problem. A few years back, Malaysia had announced to launch the plant for the WtE but somehow the result from the preliminary study resulted that plant had closed due to the reason of low source of the waste. Therefore, this study intended to explore the probability of construction waste to become one of the sources for the WtE generation. This will lead into solving two problems in future, which were construction waste problem and the low source of waste for the WtE generation.
{"title":"WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE): A WAY FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES TO SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT","authors":"N. Osman, Annabel Chan M.W.","doi":"10.51200/jbimpeagard.v4i1.3110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51200/jbimpeagard.v4i1.3110","url":null,"abstract":"Construction waste generation nowadays becoming a pressing issue in Malaysia with the high numbers of the construction project, which increased rapidly due to ‘Malaysia Plan 2020’ in the recent years. Although Malaysia Government had introduced few ways in managing the construction waste, still some of it was reportedly either ending up at the open landfill or worsen when it is illegally dumped in the forest or by the roadside. The urgency was need to tackle this issue by providing more alternative method. One of the alternative methods that seen to provide the solution with benefits is Waste-to-Energy (WtE). This technology had been proved by several countries such as China and Europe in reducing the waste-to-landfill problem. A few years back, Malaysia had announced to launch the plant for the WtE but somehow the result from the preliminary study resulted that plant had closed due to the reason of low source of the waste. Therefore, this study intended to explore the probability of construction waste to become one of the sources for the WtE generation. This will lead into solving two problems in future, which were construction waste problem and the low source of waste for the WtE generation.","PeriodicalId":304648,"journal":{"name":"Journal of BIMP-EAGA Regional Development","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116075301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-12-12DOI: 10.51200/jbimpeagard.v4i1.3113
Azmiah Abd Ghafar, K. Abdulkarim, I. Said, Zanariah Jasmani
The studies on vertical greenery systems are increasing due to its presence in technology and research that are composed with sustainable approaches. The remarkable functions of vertical greenery systems comprise of facilitating urban adaptation to a warm climate, reducing internal wall temperatures, and mitigating building energy consumption. Apart from it’s benefits for the environment, it is also visually appealing and promotes healthier air quality. There are two major methods in constructing vertical greenery systems; ground-based system and wall-based system of vegetation. This paper disseminates plants with a passive cooling character as it helps cool the air and buildings on which it is installed, naturally. Approximately 46 articles were reviewed from multidisciplinary fields such as that of renewable and sustainable energy, plant physiology, ecological engineering, and built environment. This paper focuses on experimentations, simulations and case studies, which were conducted in a few university campuses to investigate thermal regulation feature of vertical greenery systems. Building effects were evaluated time-dependently for different cases and the results were thoroughly compared according to researchers’ observations on the methodologies. Regions and climate conditions of tropical, Mediterranean, and oceanic were also considered within the scope of this research as independent variables. As a result of the meta-analysis, thermal reduction was achieved based on several factors including physiology of plants and vertical greenery system’s classifications. Hence, this paper suggests VGS has capability to enhance strategies of the urban heat island mitigation in order to improve thermal performances in campus building.
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