The Journal is published in June and December of every year since 2010. We are now in our Eighth year of publication of the Journal of Design and Built Environment (JDBE), Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya. After the success of publishing two issues last year, we are determined to maintain the record and produce the same number of publications this year and for the years to come.

 

 

This is our 2nd edition in online version of the JDBE since Volume 11, June 2012.

 

 

It contains five academic papers which we are sure will be of interest to both researchers and practitioners in the built environment as the topics are quite wide ranging covering the application of decorative wood carving in architecture, housing co-operatives, green building issues, the development of procurement systems and the introduction of dome on Sumatran mosques. One of the papers is in Malay version, a practice we intend to continue in the future issues.

 

 

Although three of the five papers in this publication are based on research works carried out in Malaysia, we have also received articles from elsewhere, reporting on works conducted in South Africa and Indonesia. It is hoped the next issue will be able to present an even greater diversity in materials as well as their countries of origin. In this respect, paper contributions from the international community are most welcomed.

 

 

We would like to reiterate that JDBE has been conceived with the intention to provide an international forum for discussions, report debates on subject-focused teaching and learning. It also offers a means of disseminating the findings of well-founded academic investigations. We are committed to always making improvement to the quality of this Journal; and towards this end, we welcome constructive critisms and meaningful suggestions.

 

 

Last but not least, the Faculty would like to use this opportunity to thank all the members of the panel of International Advisors and reviewers who have sacrificed their valuable time to assist us in making this journal possible.

 

 

We wish you all a happy and fruitful 2013.

 

 

 

 

Nazli Che Din

Ezrin Arbi

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Muhammad Azzam  

Farid Wajdi Akashah

Norhanim Zakaria

Yasmin Mohd Adnan

Ibrahim Mohd

 

Professor Graeme Newell

School of Construction, Property and Planning

University of Western Sydney Australia

 

 

Professor Dr George Ofori

School of Design and Environment

National University of Singapore

Singapore

Professor Emeritus Ken Murta

Architect, School of Architecture

The University of Sheffield United Kingdom

Professor Sr Bill Hamilton

Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying

Universiti Technology MARA Malaysia

Professor Dr Mansor Ibrahim 

Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design

International Islamic University Malaysia

Professor James Steele

University of Southern California

Watt Hall 204 Los Angeles, California, USA

Dato’ Mani Usilappan

Valuation and Property Services Department,

Ministry of Finance Malaysia

Professor Dr. Michael L. Riley

Liverpool John Moores University

Faculty of Technology & Environment School of the Built Environment

Cherie Booth Building Liverpool L3 3AF

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Roshana Takim

Head of Program

Msc. In Integrated Construction Project Management

Graduate Centre Department Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying

University of Technology MARA Malaysia 

  

Professor Derek Clements-Croome

Professor of Construction Engineering

School of Construction Management and Engineering

University of Reading, Whiteknights United Kingdom

 

 

Professor Peter Charles Woods

KM Centre

Faculty of Creative Multimedia

Cyberjaya

Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia

 

Professor Dato’ Dr. Ar. Elias @ Ilias b. Salleh

Department of Architecture Faculty of Design and Architecture

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia

Professor Dr Christ Eves

Professor in Property Economics School of Urban Development

Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering

Queensland University of Technology Australia

 

Profesor Dr Deborah Peel

Professor of Planning Research and Scholarship,

School of the Built Environment,

University of Ulster

Shore Road, NewtownabbeyCo. Antrim

Northern Ireland

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS

AIMS AND SCOPE

The Journal of Design and Built Environment is a publication of the Faculty of the Built Environment, University of Malaya. The journal aims to publish original papers concerned with the general area of tropical built environment and related topics. The journal also aims to present to the international community important research, development and design issues in the tropical built environment. The scope of the journal would be broad and will encompass all activities of the built environment.

 

TYPES OF CONTRIBUTION

We welcome original research papers not previously published, unpublished versions or extended conference papers, application and design studies, comparative case studies, reviews of architectural and building works, and survey articles.

 

AUDIENCE

Architects, Builders, Building Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors, Real Estate professionals, Engineers, Policy makers, Students and Researchers in Built Environment, Building Science and Engineering in institutions of higher learning.

Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the journal, papers should be written for the professional and academic audience that may have either general or specific interest in the topics.

 

LANGUAGE

Papers will be published in English.

 

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS

This journal uses e-submission method which requires all contributors to register/logging into Manuscript Central System

 

PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS

The preferred length for articles is around 5,000 words. However, shorter contributions will be welcomed and longer articles may be considered for publication. Manuscripts should be typed in double-spacing on one side of A4-sized paper with 1.5-inch margin on the left, using 10-point regular Times New Roman font. The pages should be numbered consecutively.

 

(a) The first page

The first page should show the title, author(s), affiliation, country and e-mail address(es) in the style as follows:

• Title : 15-pt bold Times New Roman, justified
• Author(s) : 11-pt bold Times New Roman, align left
• Affiliation and Country : 10-pt regular Times New Roman, align left
• E-mail address : 10-pt regular Times New Roman, align left, underlined

The first page should also contain an abstract of not more than 200 words and up to five keywords to facilitate indexing. The abstract should summarise the objectives, main findings and conclusions of the paper.

 

(b) References

Only references which are cited in the text should be included in the Reference List. the APA Style reference system is adopted for the journal. Please refer to guidelines presented in  http://www.apastyle.org for details for submissions..  References within the text will be shown in bracket by quoting first, the author’s name followed by a comma and year of publication all in round bracket, e.g. (Salim, 2003).  

References should appear at the end of the article, arranged in alphabetical order by the first author’s surname as follows:

For books: surname, initials, (year), title, publisher, place of publication

For journals: surname, initials, (year), title, journal, volume, number, pages

For conference papers: surname, initials, (year), “title”, conference name, place, pages

 

(c) Figures, tables and captions

Figures and tables must be included within the text rather than grouped at the end of the paper. Captions should be centred with respect to figures and tables and numbered consecutively. Table headings must be placed above tables, and figure captions placed underneath figures.

To facilitate clear reproduction, all photographs and images must be sent in their originals.

 

SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSION AND PREVIOUS PUBLICATION

Submission of a manuscript implies a commitment to publish in this journal. Simultaneous submission to other journals is unacceptable. Previously published work, or work which is substantially similar to previously published work, is ordinarily not acceptable. If in doubt about these requirements, contact the editors.

 

NOTIFICATION

 Contributors are usually notified within 12 weeks whether their manuscripts have been accepted. If changes are required, authors are furnished with comments from the editors and the international review board. The editors are responsible for all final decisions on editorial changes. The editors reserve the right to copy-edit and proof all articles accepted for publication without prior consultation with contributing authors.

 

SUBMISSION AND CORRESPONDENCE

All enquiries and submission of the manuscripts should be addressed to:   

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