SBEQ2123: BUILDING SERVICES I

Individual Assignment [10%]

Journal Paper Review
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Browse and find journal paper related to the building services engineering from the relevant sources
The followings are examples of journals that publish papers related to building services engineering:

Journal of Building Services Engineering

Journal of Facilities Management

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Building Services Engineering research and Technology

Construction Management and Economic

Building and Environment

Energy and Buildings

*Students can browse the journals from the UTM Library Online Database, e-journals & e-books
[http://library.utm.my/digital-resources-2/online-databases/] through various publishers such as
Emerald, Sciencedirect, SpringerLink, SAGE Journal, Web of Science and American Society of
Civil Engineers

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4.

The selected journal paper must be relevant to building services engineering covered under the
syllabus and specifically focus on one or more of the following aspect:

New technology, Technology Advancement & Technology Transfer

Functional performance

Cost Comparison & Economical effects

Legal implication
The review must consist of the following content:

Journal title, Title of the paper, The authors and their affiliations

Overall Summary of the paper [2%]

Specific review on one of the aspect as specified in item 3) [5%]

Reflection towards the application in the Malaysian construction industry [3%]

Paper Requirements

Minimum word count of 500 words, excluding tables and figures (if any)

Submission

Date: Week 7 22 October 2015 (before 5.00pm)

Softcopy only and upload into e-learning with the selected journal paper
Format: MS Word with file name <SESSION><COURSE><STUDENT ID><STUDENT NAME>
[Example: 20152016SBEQ2123B13BE0052ZUHAILI]