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Housing Research Center (HRC)

HOUSING RESEARCH CENTRE (HRC)

ABOUT US

Housing Research Centre (HRC) was established as a Centre of Excellence in 1996 by the University Research Committe with the goal of providing affordable quality housing for the global market.

During the time of establishment, the centre had focused its research in the field of low-cost materials for constructions, building systems, and precast concrete with the grant provisions of approximately RM 1.12 million from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment under the Sixth Malaysia Plan.

VISION

Leader in sustainable human settlement environment.

MISSION

Undertake research, development and innovation in sustainable human settlement.
Set-up and maintain database & information centre on sustainable human settlement.
To be recognised as resource centre for human settlement education and training in Malaysia.
Provide service to the public, government and industry.
Develop a strong, effectively managed team in a healthy work environment.

RESEARCH AREA

1) Materials	2) Building System
Advanced building materials such as cementitious material, sustainable concrete, advanced composite materials, lightweight aggregates and green waste materials.	Building system including Industrialised Building Systems (IBS), smart homes, and energy efficient buildings.
3) Numerical	4) Housing Design and Planning
Modelling and analysis of housing structures or components using finite element method.	Architecture, urban planning and design, housing studies and emergency response shelters.

STAFF

No.	Name	Position	Emel
1.	Prof. Dato' Ir. Dr. Mohd Saleh Jaafar	Head	msj@upm.edu.my
2.	Ms. Ernaleza Mahsum	Research Officer	ernaleza@upm.edu.my

KEY RESEARCHERS

No.	Name	Expertise	Emel
1.	Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Mohd Saleh Jaafar (Ketua)	Struktur Konkrit, Penilaian Struktur, Konkrit Berprestasi Tinggi, NDT, IBS	msj@upm.my
2.	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Farah Nora Aznieta Abd. Aziz	Konkrit Bertetulang Fiber, IBS, Analisis dan Reka Bentuk Struktur Konkrit dan Pengukuhan Struktur Konkrit Bertetulang	farah@upm.edu.my
3.	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raizal Saifulnaz Muhammad Rashid	Struktur Konkrit Bertetulang dan and Pengukuhan Struktur Konkrit Bertetulang Menggunakan Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP)	raizal@upm.edu.my

RESEARCH FACILITIES

No.	Services	Unit	Status
1.	DTK-A-50 Kyowa (Japan) Displacement Transducer (LVDT) - Rated Capacity: 50mm	5	Action
2.	Hot Box Instrumentation - EL0305 E-log Environmental Datalogger - Extech (USA) Humidity & temperature USB Datalogger	1	-

ACTIVITIES THAT HAS BEEN CONDUCTED

No.	Title	Date	Venue
1.	2-day Short Course on Application of Urban Stormwater Management Manual for Malaysia 2nd Edition (MSMA): Concept, Theories & Practices	16-11-2018 - 17-11-2018	Dewan Seminar, Fakulti Kejuruteraan, UPM
2.	Lawatan Tapak ke Perkampungan Orang Asli Ulu Milut, Betau, Pahang	27-10-2018 - 02-11-2018	Betau, Pahang
3.	Global Civil Engineering Conference 2017 (GCEC2017)	25-07-2017 - 28-07-2017	Hotel Seri Pacific, Kuala Lumpur
4.	Workshop on ETABS Software for Building Analysis & Design	15-10-2016	Makmal GIS, Fakulti Kejuruteraan, UPM
5.	Workshop on ORION Software for Building Design	08-10-2016	Makmal GIS, Fakulti Kejuruteraan, UPM
6.	A 2-Day Hands-On Training Using ETABS for Building Analysis and Design	25-03-2015 - 26-03-2015	Makmal GIS, Fakulti Kejuruteraan, UPM
7.	Simposium 2015 Malaysia University-Industry Green Building Collaboration (2015 MU-IGBC)	20-01-2015 - 21-01-2015	Auditorium Jurutera, Fakulti Kejuruteraan, UPM
8.	Innovation Open Day	17-12-2014 - 18-12-2014	Fakulti Kejuruteraan UPM
9.	Workshop on Seismic Design for Buildings	24-11-2014 - 25-11-2014	Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya
10.	Kursus Pemantapan Kesetiausahaan (Personaliti Pencetus Inspirasi)	07-05-2014 - 08-05-2014	L’Apprenti, UPM
11.	Aplikasi Dan Amalan 5S Dalam Pengurusan Rekod & Fail	17-04-2014	Fakulti Kejuruteraan, UPM
12.	One Day Training Workshop on Management Skills for Administrative & Financial Executives	14-04-2014	L’Apprenti, UPM
13.	Workshop on Housing Technology Foresight 2050	08-11-2013	Fakulti Kejuruteraan, UPM
14.	Workshop on Islamic Architecture: Housing From Islamic Perspective	31-10-2013	Fakulti Kejuruteraan, UPM
15.	Workshop on Striving to Own A Comfortable And Affordable Green Home	27-06-2013	Fakulti Kejuruteraan, UPM
16.	2-Day Course and Design Workshop on Design & Construction of Precast Concrete Structures	28-05-2013 - 29-05-2013	Westin, Kuala Lumpur
17.	Workshop on Geotechnical Design of Retaining Walls	18-04-2013	Hotel Equatorial, Bangi
18.	Workshop on Advances in Concrete Technology	16-04-2013 - 17-04-2013	Cyberview Resort & Spa, Cyberjaya
19.	Conference on Affordable Quality Housing 2013 (CAQH2013)	11-03-2013 - 12-03-2013	Hotel Marriott, Putrajaya
20.	Workshop on Soil Improvement: Technologies, Design and Performance	13-12-2012	Hotel Palm Garden, Putrajaya
21.	Lawatan daripada College of Engineering, King Saud University, Arab Saudi	06-12-2012 - 08-12-2012	Meeting Room HRC
22.	2nd International Conference on Socio-political & Technological Dimensions of Climate Change	19-11-2012 - 21-11-2012	Hotel Marriott, Putrajaya
23.	2-Day Course and Design Workshop on Design & Construction of Precast Concrete Structures	04-10-2012 - 05-10-2012	Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Putrajaya
24.	HRC Website Enrichment Session	13-09-2012	Meeting Room HRC
25.	Workshop on Research Proposal	11-07-2012	Meeting Room HRC
26.	Seminar on Rainwater Harvesting System in Green Building	03-07-2012 - 04-07-2012	Nomad Sucasa, Kuala Lumpur
27.	HRC Colloquium on Research & Development	16-11-2011 - 18-11-2011	Meeting Room HRC
28.	Majlis Menandatangani Perjanjian Kerjasama (MOU) UPM-NAIM Holdings Bhd	01-07-2011	Auditorium Fakulti Kejuruteraan UPM
29.	A Two Day Design Seminar and Workshop on Design & Construction of Precast Concrete Structures	11-04-2011 - 12-04-2011	Cyberjaya

CONTACT INFO

Housing Research Centre

Tingkat 10, Blok A

Fakulti Kejuruteraan

43400 UPM Serdang

Selangor Darul Ehsan

MALAYSIA

Updated:: 19/08/2022 [norliyana_karim]

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