Mee San KiuYing Jie ChinChia Fah ChoyWong Phui Fung2024-11-182024-11-182021-10-01https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/2053/1/012001https://dspace-cris.utar.edu.my/handle/123456789/7273<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>The rapid evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) has significantly impacted the way of conduct business and influenced current daily lifestyles. Observing this phenomenon, researchers and industry practitioners are increasingly paying attention to the research and development of smart buildings. This research aimed to focus on the readiness of smart buildings in Malaysia and research objectives were set to determine the readiness, potential benefits of implementing smart buildings and the challenges faced in the current state towards adopting smart buildings in Malaysia. Based on the 140 questionnaire survey responses from various construction professionals, descriptive statistics and Kruskal-Wallis test were conducted. This study has contributed to the body of knowledge on understanding on current readiness of Malaysia in the implementation of Smart Building and brought up the main challenges faced towards the adoption of Smart Building. In conclusion, Malaysia has not fully ready to take advantage of the benefits the smart revolution will bring, including greener, safer and more efficient energy use.</jats:p>journal-article