A Conceptual Framework of Factors Influencing Building Security Cost

Abstract

Buildings cost more nowadays, and it is an assertion that significant proportions of such cost might be as a result of increased expenditure on building security. This paper aims to determine, identify and propose a conceptual framework of the factors influencing the cost building security. An exploration into cost-influencing factors of building security produced eleven factors that have direct relationships with building security. This is through the use of phenomenological research design for collecting and analyzing the data. However, relative importance index (RII) analysis was conducted on the factors to reveal their influences on building security cost. The result ranges from 94% to 72%, which shows that no significant gaps exist between factors. The study concluded that all factors have strong relationships with the building security cost when compared with the previous studies. Based on this results and the reviewed of related literature on building security, this study propose a conceptual framework of factors influencing building security cost for further investigation into future research.