• Conceptual framework for effective implementation of ‘project management institute’s standard for earned value management’ in Sri Lanka 

  Deniyage, CJ; Palliyaguru, R [Conference-Full-text]

  Successful accomplishment of a project requires effective management of its performance. The performance of the most construction projects is tracked utilizing planned cost vs. actual cost measures only. Earned Value ...
• Workers’ behaviour towards noise pollution control on construction sites 

  Kaluarachchi, MS; Waidyasekara, KGAS; Rameezdeen, R [Conference-Full-text]

  Noise pollution is a noticeable hazard in construction sites, which can cause severe damage to the health and safety of workers and the neighbouring community. Number of studies have investigated control measures for ...
• What differentiates a smart city? a comparison with a basic city 

  Samarakkody, AL; Kulatunga, U; Bandara, HMND [Conference-Full-text]

  Distinctive nature of the problems a city holds, baptise a “smart city”, which is a term, at the same time, is blamed for being befogged. Although defining the term “a smart city” is worth taking a risk, the maturity of ...
• Use of shipping container housing concept as a low cost housing solution for resettlement projects in urban areas 

  Ishan, JRP; De Silva, N; Withanage3, KT [Conference-Full-text]

  Today, one-third of the world’s urban population live in slums and shanties., while prioritizing adequate housing as their basic need. They face a lack of basic needs such as clean air, water, sanitation and healthy ...
• Use of bim solutions to facilitate value management 

  Punnyasoma, JAG; Jayasena, HS; Tennakoon, TMMP [Conference-Full-text]

  Value management is a practice of generating innovate alternative ideas to improve the value of a project where the goals are to achieve a more efficient design, identify alternative methods of constructions, identify ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• The concept of value engineering and its assimilation in Sri Lankan construction industry: a literature review 

  Hyderaly, H; Thayaparan, M; Aarifkhan, F [Conference-Full-text]

  Value is an ideational thought by which a worth of a good or service is expressed. Value Engineering is one of the tools used to evaluate such value and provide solutions for best fit value in real time. The core principle ...
• Suitability of traditional procurement system for green buildings in Sri Lanka 

  Rubasinghe, K; Disaratne, V; Mahinkanda, MMMP [Conference-Full-text]

  Green building construction is a momentous process of sustainability. It signifies the environmental credibility of sustainable. Further, it addresses the energy performance, overall cost of the construction product and ...
• Stakeholders’ involvement in successful implementation of waste to energy projects: case studies in Sri Lanka 

  Kumarasiri, DMGBT; Dissanayake, MPP [Conference-Full-text]

  Same as to many countries, Sri Lanka is also facing a waste crisis due to the issues in municipal solid waste management. As a solution, Waste to Energy (WtE) concept was aroused, which transforms waste to energy in the ...
• Significance of construction technology knowledge for quantity surveyors in expressway construction projects 

  Jayawardhana, SKGUK; Hadiwattage, C; Mahinkanda, MMMP [Conference-Full-text]

  The degree of social responsibility of professionals towards public projects are naturally high. Recently, in Sri Lankan context, expressway construction is becoming one of the major public project types. Due to that, ...
• Service consistency improvement of facilities management service providing organisations in Sri Lanka 

  Herath, AGTL; Mallawaarachchi, H; Rathnayake, RMDIM [Conference-Full-text]

  Service consistency acts as a key media to achieve sameness and fairness in service delivery. Service consistency is vital to attraction of new customers, enhanced corporate image, reduced costs, and increased business ...
• Real-virtual synchronisation: a review on the state-of-the-art geometric digital twinning of infrastructure 

  Ariyachandra, MRMF; Samarakkody, A; Perera, BAKS [Conference-Full-text]

  In the United Kingdom (UK), recent developments in the construction industry have increased the demand for digitised infrastructure, which facilitates the investigation of the as-is performance of assets. This establishes ...
• Potential of using big data for disaster resilience: the case of Sri Lanka 

  Rathnasinghe, AP; Kulatunga, U [Conference-Full-text]

  The epoch of big data is evolving new possibilities for Disaster Management (DM). The concept of Big Data has been constantly scrutinised in terms of data creation, storage, retrieval, and analysis where professionals ...
• Policy gaps that deter fostering sustainable construction in Sri Lanka 

  Jayalath, C; Perera, BAKS [Conference-Full-text]

  One of the guiding principles used for structuring the policy of construction in Sri Lanka is to ensure achieving sustainable development. Though the construction practitioners in Sri Lanka are aware of sustainable ...
• Overcoming the challenges of sustainable development in Sri Lanka using lean construction principles 

  Wijerathne, MDIR; Gunasekara, KA; Perera, BAKS [Conference-Full-text]

  Sustainability is gaining popularity in the construction industry because of the growing concern that the industry has on the serious negative impacts of construction activities on the environment. To achieve sustainable ...
• Optimising the industrial symbiosis (is): the proposed redevelopment 

  Mallawaarachchi, H; Sandanayake, YG; Karunasena, G; Liu, C [Conference-Full-text]

  Industrial symbiosis (IS) has been emerged aiming the integration of industrial complexes, in which by-products of materials and energy are using as feedstock instead of being wasted. Since organisations cooperatively ...
• Mechanical and electrical (m&e) training for quantity surveyors to contribute to carbon reduction in buildings 

  Seidu, RD; Young, BE; Thayaparan, M; Rodmell, S; Robinson, H [Conference-Full-text]

  Estimates on the level of carbon emission varies but it is generally accepted that buildings consume about half of energy and contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Mechanical and electrical (M&E) services accounts for ...
• Mapping and improving sustainable construction management through social network analysis: a review 

  Madhusanka, N; Pan, W; Kumaraswamy, M [Conference-Full-text]

  Social Network Analysis (SNA) has been used in multidisciplinary research during the past two decades due to the unique nature of network visualisation and extensive analytical capabilities. This tool has also gained ...

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