FARU - 2017 (Volume 01)

 

Recent Submissions

  • Yola, L; Siong, HC [Conference-Full-text]
    Rapid population growth causes the trend of high-rise buildings in the urban area. The modification of urban surface generates the poor scenario of microclimate, which mainly contributes to the increase of Urban Heat Island ...
  • Rosayuru, HDRR; Waidyasekara, KGAS; Wijewickrama, MKCS [Conference-Full-text]
    The construction industry is an open and dynamic system, and the construction project procurement systems practised in the industry are subjected to changes resulting in many newly-innovated procurement systems, which is ...
  • Manjari, R [Conference-Full-text]
    Open spaces are the breathing outlets in the anatomy of any residential neighborhood. The play generated in the plan through these voids ad mist the vast jungle of concrete is the ingredient of a well-planned layout. They ...
  • Perera, S; Senaraytne, S; Brady, L [Conference-Full-text]
    In recent years, there has been an increased focus on creating sustainable buildings that have a reduced carbon footprint. The primary method to achieve this has been through incorporating strategies to reduce the operational ...
  • Kyota, YA [Conference-Full-text]
    Urban and human settlement development in developing countries was a frontier of the twentieth century architecture, from where new thinking and practices which exceed modern movement emerged. Dwelt environment, a new ...
  • Al-bishawi, M; Awad, S [Conference-Full-text]
    This research is about relationship between gender, students’ needs and the physical form of schoolyards. It is aimed at investigating whether and how the needs of both male and female students influence the physical form ...
  • Swaris, WDNP; Perera, NGR [Conference-Full-text]
    Daylight creates an ambience of quiet tranquillity and visual comfort to link the modern library user, psychologically, with the space they occupy. In order to provide comfortable and glare-free light in reading spaces, ...
  • Bakmeewewa, MU; Manawadu, MS [Conference-Full-text]
    From the ancient times, Sri Lankans had their unique way of dressing deeply influenced by their social system and culture. However, during the periods of South Indian occupation and colonial administration, there had been ...
  • Liyanage, P; Hettiarachchi, LP [Conference-Full-text]
    The research in discussion is a pragmatic exploration of a previous study which identified methods architecting the dress. The dress was considered as a body attachment and the methods of architecting was three-fold. ...
  • Monzur, N [Conference-Full-text]
    The diversified vernacular architecture in rural Bangladesh is the result of a constant and gradual attempt to maintain sustainability and cultural identity by using knowledge of the local environment. However, factors ...
  • Shammi, AKA; Nazia, ATB [Conference-Full-text]
    A city may have billions of investments for its infrastructural developments but without a functional public space, the city can never be as enthusiastic as it can be. The history of mankind shows that all the great public ...
  • Jain, A; Mundhe, P; Sunger, V; Bist, N; Dixit, M [Conference-Full-text]
    India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of area and home to over a billion people. It is estimated that the total constructed built-up area would increase about 5-fold from the year 2005 to 2030. According ...
  • Tanushka, G; Garg, D [Conference-Full-text]
    Everyone has right to an inviolable, decorous, and decent housing. And one of the most important aspects of that is affordable and social housing. But does affordable housing brings stability, economic diversity and improves ...
  • Tasmia, F; Trina, NA; Rahman, MM [Conference-Full-text]
    Heritage must not only be a historic monument but also an active factor in contemporary life. The use of cultural heritage as a tool to respond to the rapidly changing socio-economic conditions becomes one of major focus ...
  • Pathirana, SM; Halwatura, RU [Conference-Full-text]
    The net metering scheme in Sri Lanka has experienced a fast diffusion due to the economic, social and environmental benefits for the consumers and the country. This paper examines the changes in energy consumption behaviour ...
  • Sooriyamudalige, N; Domingo, N; Childerhouse, P; Park, K [Conference-Full-text]
    Over the last decade, housing affordability issue has gone through the roof creating a significant mismatch between supply and demand of the houses. Even though this national problem has been addressed by the government, ...
  • Kahandawa, KARVD; Domingo, ND; Chawynski, G; Park, RS; Uma, SR [Conference-Full-text]
    Time is one of the three defining factors of a construction project. Due to the uncertainty of earthquake damage repair projects, a more accurate time estimation method is required. This paper focuses on the adaptability ...
  • Rathnayake, KKND; Jayasena, HS; Madusanka, HWN; Wijewickrama, MKCS [Conference-Full-text]
    The world faces “an inconvenient trouble” of global warming which is immensely catalysed through the emission of different forms of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs). Construction industry is a prominent sector which accounts for a ...
  • Smits, MWM [Conference-Full-text]
    Searching for better opportunities and exponential population growth have forced many rural inhabitants in developing countries to urbanize. Thousands of new “informal” houses are built every day to accommodate these people ...
  • Podder, AK; Hakim, SS; Bosu, SP [Conference-Full-text]
    The motives behind the selection of heritage buildings for conservation are conventionally founded on an elitist sense of historicity and romantic nostalgia of the past. This paper argues that such an approach has a tendency ...

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