Built Environment (BE) is immensely damaged due to the increased intensity of disasters. Therefore, the BE professionals are expected to react effectively and efficiently during both pre-disaster and post disaster phases. ...

Developing countries like Sri Lanka are having huge stinking garbage dumps which is a “silent looming crisis” as cities grow day by day. Even though, there are strategies already implemented in municipal solid waste ...

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is identified as a systematic analytical tool used to assess the total environmental burdens related to any product, process, or activity by assessing all upstream flows and all downstream flows ...

The rapid increment in the population in the cities has manifested number of challenges in terms of unauthorized developments, underutilized housing, limitations in infrastructure and services, energy consumption and waste ...

Refurbishment offers profound avenues for mitigating contemporary issues attributed to buildings improve facilities and prolong building life span. Nevertheless, refurbishment projects are characterised with uncertainty ...

Escalating challenges in the modern cities with the rapid urbanisation has initiated the need of sustainable urban development. Smart Cities are identified as the most suitable solution in achieving sustainable urban ...

Facilities Management Supply Chain (FMSC) encompasses multi-disciplinary activities, and thus have extensive requirement for multiple party interactions. Moreover, FMSC is characterised with complexities due to the network ...

Recently, the focus to green buildings has fore-fronted in countries like Sri Lanka. However, in the context of Sri Lanka, the number of green certified buildings is still at a minimal level and the reason could be attributed ...