Actors in the Built Environment Mastura Jaafar Quantity Surveying HBP,USM

Built environment Refers to the human-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities that can often include their supporting infrastructure, such as water supply or energy networks.human activityshelterbuildings neighborhoodscitiesinfrastructurewater supplyenergy networks

Who are the actors? Architect Quantity Surveyor Planner Interior Designer Construction manager Building surveyor Building technologist

During Old Days

Now Urbanisation Migration Population Trends

During Old Days Traditional / Conventional method of construction Client Architect/SO Other consultants –QS/Engineer Contractor Client/Owner

Now Fast tract method of construction Faster builder completion High quality building/modern building Intelligent Building Cost saving Less maintenance cost Green concept/Sustainability

Impact from those changes: The role of actors changed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Design and build Partnering Turnkey Design, operate and build

Built environment

Town planner

Architect

Building technologist

Quantity Surveyor

Construction manager

Interior Designer

Building surveyor.

Professional bodies

Organisations Private sector Consultants-Architectural/Qt Surveying/Engineering/Planner/Valuation Developer Contractor Bank Public sector Government agencies such as CIDB/PWD…

If actors do not play their roles!!!!

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