Construction 4.0 intervention in quality assessment system in construction’s implementation

Abstract

The quality of construction projects (buildings and infrastructure) is an important parameter in determining the maturity level of construction industry. The issues related to quality in construction projects is not relatively new and has been around for decades. To address this issue, Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia has introduced Quality Assessment System in Construction (QLASSIC) or also known as Construction Industry Standard 7 (CIS7) back in 2007 as a benchmark yardstick to rate the quality level of building projects specifically in the workmanship area. The association of Industry 4.0 concept with construction delivery process has resulted the Construction 4.0 concept. Through the adoption of Construction 4.0, the construction industry is expected to experience major changes in the entire project delivery process. These changes require further update on the existing CIS7 to suit the measurement methodology with the upcoming emerging technologies and new construction methods. The clarity of gaps between existing measurement parameters stated in CIS7 and the requirement of emerging technologies must be made clear and well-understood. This will be the foundation for CIDB Malaysia as sole construction leader in Malaysia to improvise CIS7 to a higher standard and ready for Industry 4.0 era. As there are limited study and research conducted in understanding the integration of Construction 4.0 in QLASSIC and limitation of CIS7, this study will contribute to the enrichment of academic studies documentation related to Construction 4.0 generally and QLASSIC in specific.