Factors affecting the flat roof's performance of educational building in Perak Tengah

In recent years, many educational buildings in Malaysia had been using flat roofs rather than traditional pitched roofs due to the overall appearance of the building structure. Mouldy roofs, cracks, and waterproof damage were the most common problems issued to flat roofs. Currently, many educational buildings are facing this kind of problem. Moreover, leaking from the flat roof will enter the faculty building and causes issues for lecturers and students. Thus, it gave a bad visual appearance to the building. Due to this scenario, the aim of this research is mainly focused on the performance of flat roofs in the educational building with three research objectives: To identify the factors affecting performance of flat roof in educational buildings. To determine the types of flat roof defects in educational building. To suggest ways to prevent flat roof defects from occurring in educational buildings. Apart from that, it also suggests ways to prevent flat roof defects from occurring in the educational building in Perak Tengah. The method used was the quantitative method by distributing a questionnaire survey to the contractor organizations who have experience in constructing or repairing flat roofs and registered under CIDB with licensing ranged from G2 to G7.