Welcome to Quantity Surveying and Construction Procurement

Assalamualaikum and dear all,

This blog compliments teaching and learning for courses that I facilitate at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). The contents serve to further 'connect' students to the 'real world' (quantity surveying, construction procurement and others). In trying to provide current information to students, I will be quoting or reproducing works of others and for this I am grateful. I will indicate clearly the source(s). I hope I will not offend anyone; and many will frequent this blog and benefit from its contents.

Thank you and wassalam.

Prof. Sr. Dr. Khairuddin Abdul Rashid

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Home insulation anyone?

Salam and dear all, Insulating one's home or office building could save money and is cooler too. Here are some of the facts (as reported by Sakina Mohamed (Bernama.com, 5th November 2009 at http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsfeatures.php?id=452603 ); (i) "insulation could make buildings cooler, lessen the need for fans or air-conditioners, and could save up to 85 per cent of energy used in buildings. (ii) in homes air conditioners make up some 23 per cent of energy consumption. (iii) the cost for insulating a building is about RM2.70 per M2. A typical intermediate house in Malaysia would require RM2,000 to RM3,000 to insulate the space under the roof where heat gained is the most (some 70% from the ceiling). (iv) mineral wool, the material used for insulation , is manufactured in Malaysia. (v) the insulation installed is maintenance free, provides better noise protection, and has fire-retardant properties". Wassalam.
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