The trend towards strata housing in Malaysia is gaining momentum, driven by rapid urbanization and land scarcity especially within strategic urban areas. This study investigates the critical and prolonged issues surrounding maintenance charges and maintenance work in strata management, specifically focusing on medium and low-cost strata housing. The study aims to identify and analyse the perceptions of strata owners and strata management bodies regarding the current practices and issues in strata management in Malaysia. It further explores the stages of strata development and related regulations that impact the establishment and efficiency of strata management. The research employed primary data, collected from surveys conducted among strata residents, and strata management representatives, as well as an in-depth analysis of the Commissioner of Buildings’ (COB) primary dataset obtained through the Bahagian Perkhidmatan Perbandaran, Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT), (currently known as the Kementerian Pembangunan Kerajaan Tempatan). The data collected from the three primary sources underwent further analysis using triangulation method to corroborate key findings in this study. The investigation concluded that inadequate collection of maintenance fees and contributions to sinking funds significantly impede the provision of quality management and maintenance services in low-cost and low-medium cost strata housing. Consequently, this study strongly advocates for amendments to the Strata Management Act to establish clearer standards for stakeholders and ensure alignment with evolving strata development trends. Additionally, the study recommends enhancing transparency in decision-making processes and facilitating access to data to foster trust between owners and management, thereby improving the collection of maintenance fees and contributions to sinking funds. Policymakers are urged to consider mandating Building Condition Assessments for aging buildings to promote preventive maintenance through maintenance fee and sinking fund reassessments. Furthermore, it is imperative to maintain persistent awareness efforts and foster constructive discussions aimed at enhancing awareness of strata ownership. These initiatives should extend beyond the current stakeholders governed by the Act to encompass prospective strata purchasers.

Current teaching methods do not seem to align with the needs of modern learners, prompting the adoption of innovative approaches such as gamification and technology integration. The aim of this study is to design and develop gamified Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs) for Quantity Surveying (QS) students in learning measurement, which is achieved through the following objectives; [1] identifying the students’ characteristic and preferences; [2] designing TLAs with Learning Mechanics (LMs) and Gamification Elements (GEs); and [3] developing and proposing gamified TLAs. The research strategy employs Design and Development Research (DDR) and ADDIE (ID) model phases comprising; Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation. The data collection techniques involve questionnaire surveys and structured interviews. As for the first research objective, the identified LMs and GEs that align with students’ characteristics and preferences are: discover, explore, generalisation, objectify, question and answer, task/ action, demonstration, analyse, identify, observation, shadowing, hypothesis, incentive, motivation, reflect and discuss, accountability and responsibility, ownership, as well as planning; and theme, narrative/ story, on-boarding, signposting, progression and feedback, curiosity/ mystery box, time dependent reward, fixed reward schedule and random reward, respectively. The students’ preferred Player Type (PT) is Philanthropist, leading to the integration of GEs: meaning/ purpose, caretaking, access, collect and trade, gifting/ sharing and sharing knowledge. The learning environment analysis discovered that most students have good access to the internet, able to participate and submit online task, own a laptop and a smartphone as a learning tool and prefer blended learning as the study mode. Overall, most students agreed with the integration of GEs into the design of TLAs in learning measurement. For the second research objective, the evaluation with the experts lead to adjustments of the structured design of TLAs i.e., LM, and the inclusion of element repetition as a new GE into the design. While for the third research objective, students agreed with the proposed development of the gamified TLAs and the integration of GEs into the TLAs, which would potentially help increase motivation and engagement, induce positive learning attitude and aid students to feel more excited in learning measurement.

Among all the natural disasters, flooding account for most of its losses in Malaysia. Increased frequency and severity of floods threaten residential properties: which is expected to safeguard people during natural disasters. Recent flood disasters have highlighted a higher risk to housing, recording the second most property damage. Thus, it is imperative to incorporate flood-resilient housing design in Malaysia. However, there are challenges concerning building flood-resilient housing, which are a complex process encompassing policy, regulations, funding, coordination and others. Moreover, what needs to be added, yet, is a comprehensive study to identify and evaluate the complex set of implementation challenges in creating flood-resilient housing. This research identifies the implementation challenges the societies must address for developing and aligning strategies for flood-resilient housing design in Malaysia. Qualitative approach is adopted by analyzing the perspectives of experts, including authorities, academics, and professionals, with semi-structured interviews. Officials from PLANMalaysia and DID (Department of Irrigation and Drainage) were interviewed to comprehend the fundamental issues. The study explores various methods of data collection strategies used in qualitative research: expert interview and observation. Additionally, case studies have been conducted in Malaysia by selecting designs to identify the architectural components that are considered as flood-resilient. Finally, comparing Malaysia's building codes and regulations and guidelines with those of the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia highlights the effectiveness of flood resilience. The findings revealed a lack of regulatory frameworks; specifically, a lack of integrated flood plans; limited knowledge of built professionals; requirement of greater engagement from responsible authorities; availability of materials; insufficient guidelines; limited funding; requirement of competent human resources; and occurrence of inequitable activities as significant challenges for creating flood resilient housing in Malaysia. The study proposes recommendations to determine these leading concerns and catalyze the creation of flood-resilient housing in Malaysia.