KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): As with other industries, construction is undergoing a digital transformation. This shift towards digitalisation is driven by the need to overcome various challenges, such as a labour shortage and surge in the prices of building materials, and to pave the way for a more efficient and sustainable future. Recognising this, the government has been promoting initiatives to encourage the adoption of digital technologies in the industry.

Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Industrialised Building System (IBS) are two such technologies that the government has promoted over the last few years, even decades. These have proven to have many benefits, including improved productivity, reduced building material wastage, enhanced safety measures and greater environmental sustainability.

Nevertheless, BIM and IBS are not as widely adopted by the local industry as expected, which Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) president Oliver Wee attributes mainly to the lack of motivation for change.

In the same issue of City & Country, Golden Land Bhd reports on the good take-up for the Tower A of D’SINI Residences — a RM290 million serviced apartment project located in Setia Alam, Shah Alam. 

We also have the story on a Jakarta, Indonesia study tour organised by Rehda Institute — the training, education and research arm of the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) — in August. 

In presenting the The Edge | Savills Klang Valley Residential Property Monitor for 2Q2023, Savills Malaysia director of research and consultancy Fong Kean Hwa highlights the upward trend of residential transactions in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor for 2Q2023, indicating a better confidence among buyers. 

JLL Property Services (M) Sdn Bhd and London-based property developer Mount Anvil Ltd have launched the final phase of One Clapham — The Arrival, at the Four Seasons Hotel KLCC this weekend. The Arrival offers 116 one- and two-bedroom apartments spread across a stepped building of four-, eight- and 12-storeys. The units will be priced from about £523,000 (RM3.03 million) onwards or £890 per square feet (psf). 

Meanwhile, our Singapore counterpart reported that a semi-detached house at 8, Bournemouth Road, has surfaced on the market after over a year, asking for S$11.6 million. 

Read all these and more in the Oct 16, 2023 issue of City & Country, out with The Edge Malaysia weekly.

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