This objective of this book is to disseminate information related to what is access audit, why carry out an access audit, access survey and the process of implementing it in built environment specifically to our existing buildings. It also to inform the public especially professional in the building industries such architects, engineers, planners,

Islam has given us a general framework within which we may operate and create a built environment that suite the requirements of age, circumstances, climate, geography and culture. Practically, the Islamic architecture principles represent the religion of Islam that has been translated into reality at the hands of Muslim as it is also a representat

Sebagaimana dimaklumi, hukuman yang lazim dan sering dikenakan ke atas pesalah jenayah syariah ialah samada penjara atau denda. Malah, dalam kesalahan jenayah syariah yang paling berat seperti berzina atau persetubuhan haram sekali pun, hukuman yang biasa dikenakan ke atas pesalah, hanyalah sekadar denda. Denda itu pula hanyalah sebanyak RM 5 ribu

This study presents the comparison of the cumulative distribution of tropospheric scintillation models in order to see which model suits the best with the measured one. About six different models were compared and studied with the measured one. The scintillation data were taken from January 2011 till December 2011 which totals up to a 12 month peri

Housing design has significantly changing due to the mass production of housing, modernization, technological advancement with different human thoughts and a diverse housing preference and needs. This eventually has contributed to the new interpretation and definition of privacy among human, not excluding the Muslims, which apparently created a non

Scintillation is the rapid signal fluctuations of amplitude and phase of a radiowave which can cause signal lossin the transmission path with time. Other propagation factors that contribute to the signal fluctuations must be omitted before using the raw data for scintillation studies. Scintillation occurs continuously whether it is under clear sky

The significant of this book edited by Asiah Abdul Rahim presents title Access audit in religious buildings and public spaces in Old Damascus City Syria. The book was published in 2012 with five (5) chapters of an inclusive of four (4) case study building, authored by Ismawi Zen, Asiah Abdul Rahim, Aniza Abu Bakar and Fadzidah Abdullah. Heritage bu

This paper aims at reporting on perceptions of the alumni of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) on the quality of various services they received from the university. Being part of the community and major stakeholder of the university, alumni play an important role in supporting university relevance to the society and its sustainabilit

This cross-cultural study is an attempt to examine the relationship between meaning and burnout among university staff in Malaysia and Thailand using the Life Regard index and the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (English version)

This paper examines the behavioural adaptation of Malay families living in terrace houses in relation to the activity system, privacy and social interaction and terrace housing modification due to the constraint of terrace housing designs. The study uses case studies of 11 Malay families living in the three-bedroom two-storey terrace houses in two