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  • A Taxonomy of waterproofing systems for high-rise building projects in the tropics 
    Senarathne, HNY; Asmone, AS [Conference-Full-text]
    The building construction is the most significant sector that has acquired significant attention in recent years among the various construction industries and the necessity of erection of high-rise buildings was emphasised ...
  • Team role concept and team formation in design teams in sri lanka 
    Gunawardane, DAS; Senaratne, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Construction is a collaborative activity which combines efforts of number of participants. Hence, teamworking in construction is inevitable. The purpose of teamworking is to exploit the benefit for the team as a whole ...
  • Team working in road maintenance functions for sustainable construction in Sri Lanka 
    Premakanthi, HGN; Senaratne, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Road maintenance is a continuous process that ensures a proper road network with safe and comfortable riding facilities are available to the road users. Among the few research studies on road maintenance, most of them ...
  • Teamwork in facilities management 
    Manjula, NHC; Senaratne, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Teamwork is essential to Facilities Management (FM) organisations due to the presence of various parties and multi-functional nature. However, there is a lack of published researches on teamwork with regards to FM. The ...
  • Techno-economic feasibility of integration of green technologies for affordable housing 
    Madurwar, MV; Ralegaonkar, RV; Mandavgane, SA; Raut, SP [Conference-Full-text]
    The conventional construction technology along with spiralling cost of traditional building materials makes the housing unaffordable or a distant dream for an average income salaried person. The aim of a paper is to design ...
  • Techno-economic feasibility study of using solar energy For operating sewage treatment plants 
    Omprakash, RR; Palaniappan, S; Kumar, PG [Conference-Full-text]
    Sewage treatment plants are the major consumers of energy throughout the world and most of the studies consider completely self-sufficient treatment plants or off-grid solar PV. This study presents the findings of the ...
  • Tendency of Sri Lankan construction organisations in adopting enterprise resource planning systems 
    Silva, KGGDV; Disaratna, V; Dilakshan, R [Conference-Full-text]
    The popularity of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is increasing in many industries. Many researchers have conducted studies on ERP in relation with construction industry as well. The observations of some of the ...
  • Through-life risk management in mega projects 
    Manewa, A; Muza, T; Siriwardena, M; Ross, A [Conference-Full-text]
    Mega Projects play a significant role in the UK construction industry. They provide infrastructure, business and employment opportunities for the nation. They are complex, and involve considerably high cost, and risk. ...
  • Tool for assessing lean maturity in construction projects in Sri Lanka 
    Thilakarathna, N; De Silva, L [Conference-Full-text]
    The Non-Value Adding Activities (NVAAs) generated in a construction process are recognised as one of its major weaknesses since they adversely affect performance and efficiency and produce unwanted cost. Lean construction ...
  • Towards digital delivery of metro-rail projects in India 
    Senthilvel, M; Soman, RK; Mahalingam, A; Whyte, J; Raphael, B; Brilakis, I; Varghese, K [Conference-Full-text]
    There is a large programme of metro-rail construction in India, upgrading public transportation systems to provide rapid transit to millions of people in major Indian cities. The scale of this development makes it important ...
  • Towards facilities information management through BIM 
    Wijekoon, KADNC; Manewa, A; Ross, A; Marsh, D [Conference-Full-text]
    Information plays a significant role in managing built environment facilities. These information are generated at different life cycle stages, by different parties, which also provide different values to a variety of ...
  • Towards long-term sustainable performance of post-disaster housing reconstruction : second life for temporary housing 
    Rathnasinghe, A; Sirimewan, D; Shandraseharan, A; Thurairajah, N; Thayaparan, M; Waidyasekara, KGAS [Conference-Abstract]
    The pressing human needs caused due to post-disaster effects may force donors to provide a roof above the heads of the displaced communities than focusing on fulfilling the references of a ‘home,’ which is a step toward ...
  • Training and development framework to improve employee job performance in public sector banks in Sri Lanka 
    Chandrasiri, MLTS; Fernando, NG [Conference-Full-text]
    Sri Lankan banking industry has grown rapidly due to the entrance of the new private banks other than the public banks. Consequently, customer attraction towards the private banks has been increased due to the customer ...
  • Transaction costs in Australian construction projects 
    Fernando, S; Gurmu, A [Conference-Full-text]
    Construction projects involve transaction costs (TCs) both during the pre and post-contract phases. If these costs are not managed appropriately, they can lead to project cost overruns. The purpose of this study is to ...
  • TRIZ-DR Model for dispute resolution in construction industry 
    Gunasekara, PTN; Sandanayake, YG; Ekanayake, EMAC [Conference-Full-text]
    Conflicts and disputes are inevitable in the construction industry. This is due to the complex nature and the involvement of so many parties along the contractual chain, adversarial relationships, uneven risk allocation ...
  • Typologies of offsite construction 
    Ginigaddara, B; Perera, S; Feng, Y; Rahnamayiezekavat, Payam [Conference-Full-text]
    In the 21st century, where smart and modern technologies are developed at an expeditious rate, construction industry has survived over centuries, despite its slow rate of technology adaptations, poor productivity, lower ...
  • Understanding liveability: related concepts and definitions 
    Tennakoon, TMMP; Kulatunga, U [Conference-Full-text]
    The rapid unplanned urbanization of metropolitan areas has manifested number of challenges in terms of infrastructure, energy consumption, health care, waste management and resilience. Thus, forming “liveable” city for ...
  • Understanding project culture in construction: a literature synthesis 
    Samaraweera, AUAA; Senaratne, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Construction industry being a project-based industry, understanding nature of project culture is of paramount importance. Culture at project level seems less researched; possibly due to understanding of project culture ...
  • Untapped potentials of built environment professionals in national disaster resilience action plans in Sri Lanka 
    Palliyaguru, R; Nawarathna, A; Jayalath, C [Conference-Full-text]
    Even though many governments have ambitious plans for speedy and effective post disaster recovery a less success rate has been recorded in many parts of the World including Sri Lanka. In light of this situation, a growing ...
  • Urban design and social capital: lessons from a case study in Braunstone, Leicester, United Kingdom 
    Paranagamage, P; Price, A; Khandokar, F; Austin, S [Conference-Full-text]
    A valuable asset in sustainable regeneration is the ‘community’ in an area with their developed networks, bonds and ties or in other words its social capital. Braunstone in Leicester is typical of many disadvantaged areas ...