Browsing WCS - 2013 by Year "2013"

Ability of bim to satisfy cafm information requirements

Gnanarednam, M; Jayasena, HS [Conference-Full-text]

Facilities Management (FM) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) are contemporary day concepts that have modernised the way built environment behave. In modern day, FM concepts are moving towards to sustainable FM (SFM). ...

Applicability of socio-economic factors in sustainable construction for sri lankan context

Amarakoon, AMDC; Chandrathilake, SR; Nawarathna, RAG [Conference-Full-text]

“Sustainability” has emerged as a vibrant field of research and innovation over last few decades. The concept is based on three basic factors; environment, social and economic, namely the Triple Bottom Line. Frequently, ...

Application of the safe working cycle (swc) in hong kong construction industry: literature review and future research agenda

Chan, DWM; Hung, HTW [Conference-Full-text]

The accident rate of the Hong Kong construction industry is very high when compared with other developed countries. Since 1990, the industry has introduced different safety initiatives to minimize the occurrence of site ...

Approach to sustainable development through architectural education: insight to the perceptions of sri lankan students

Samaratunga, M [Conference-Full-text]

Sustainable development is considered as a multi-dimensional problem for integration of economic, environmental, institutional, political, social and personal human problems. Therefore, interdisciplinary interaction will ...

Assessing the bim maturity in a bim infant industry

Jayasena, HS; Weddikkara, C [Conference-Full-text]

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is rapidly gaining acceptance of building industries internationally, and is likely to become the primary industry standard for AEC information exchange in near future. The built-in ...

Automation of bim quantity take-off to suit qs’s requirements

Wijayakumar, M; Jayasena, HS [Conference-Full-text]

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a thriving technology which laid potential to address problems in conventional practices based on Computer-Aided Design (CAD) drawings. Sustainability and complexity of today's ...

Building information modelling and future quantity surveyor's practice in sri lankan construction industry

Nagalingam, G; Jayasena, HS; Ranadewa, KATO [Conference-Full-text]

Sustainability has been an often mentioned goal of businesses, non-profit organizations and governments in the past decade, yet measuring the degree to which an organization is being sustainable or pursuing sustainable ...

Common errors that are being made in preparing and pricing boq in sri lankan construction industry

Gunathilaka, AAUS; Senevirathne, LDIP [Conference-Full-text]

In construction projects the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) has become a vital document in post contract stage as well as in pre contract stage, since the BOQ address the important three aspects of a project, that are time, cost ...

Comparative effectiveness of quantity surveying in a building information modelling implementation

Kulasekara, G; Jayasena, HS; Ranadewa, KATO [Conference-Full-text]

Over the past eras, growths of innovative technological concepts are promptly increasing, in order to achieve competitive productivity and performance. Building industry identifies technology as vital. Although the building ...

Comparative study of green building rating systems: in terms of water efficiency and conservation

Waidyasekara, KGAS; De silva, ML; Rameezdeen, R [Conference-Full-text]

The construction industry puts a great effort on achieving sustainable development. This is because in the construction industry a lot of natural resources are being consumed. Water is one of the most important natural ...

Contribution of building management system towards sustainable built environment

Kumara, WHCD; Waidyasekara, KGAS [Conference-Full-text]

The biggest challenge faced by the community is controlling and monitoring the performance of built environment facilities in a sustainable way. From this dimension, effective use of Building Management System (BMS) in the ...

Cool pavement systems as a mitigation strategy of urban heat island effect: a literature review

Asmone, A; Chandrathilake, SR; Ranadewa, KATO [Conference-Full-text]

The urban heat island effect is the rise of ambient temperature in urban areas due to the progressive replacement of natural surfaces. Buildings and paved surfaces are contributing most to this phenomenon as per the ...

Coping with ethical dilemmas in a socially responsible manner - quantity surveyors’ perspective

Kalukapuge, D; Seneviratne, LDIP [Conference-Full-text]

Ethics is a vital constituent for any profession. Therefore, professions are governed via codes of practice published by respective professional bodies as a measure of ensuring compliance of members with professional ethics. ...

Developing a framework for selection of sustainable materials based on the embedded energy for building construction

Victoria, MF; Senarath, SBR; Chandrathilake, SR [Conference-Full-text]

Material selection in conventional construction projects concentrate on various criteria. However, sustainable construction must take into account of embodied energy of materials during material selection which is rarely ...

Developing a Maintenance strategy plan to improve energy efficiency of HVAC system

Dahanayake, KWDKC; De silva, N; Fernando, SS [Conference-Full-text]

In managing energy in buildings, a greater focus has been given to the HVAC system as it generally consumes more than 50% of total energy usage in buildings. Proper maintenance Had been identified as a significant factor ...

Development supportive novel trends and practices for construction sector

Hadiwattege, C; Denagama, J [Conference-Full-text]

The rapid development of the technology paved the way towards the new trends and innovations in each and every industry. This is a universal truth which has no any exceptions to the construction industry which faces rapid ...

E-tendering framework for public procurement in sri lanka

Amarapathy, P; Jayasena, HS; Ranadewa, KATO [Conference-Full-text]

The growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) opens new opportunities for businesses all over the world which accelerates the competition among the businesses and professions. Even though good communication ...

Effective fire safety planning for industrial buildings: a literature review

Athapaththu, AMSU; Fernando, NG; Dissanayake, DMPP [Conference-Full-text]

The lives and health of human beings, the growth and prosperity of organisation, and the increasing need for fire safety are immediate concerns which provide the original momentum for the business continuity of the ...

Effects of premature termination: case studies of sri lankan construction projects

Abeynayake, DN; Kumara, RNMU [Conference-Full-text]

Construction projects are inevitable. But they should be in proper way. However some of projects/contracts come to end before their actual completion. This is an adverse effect to the construction industry and it can be ...

Enablers and barriers of implementing iso 50001- energy management systems (enms) in sri lankan context

Samarakoon, SBRGK; Rajini, PAD [Conference-Full-text]

Energy is critical to organizational operations and can be a major cost to organizations. Besides the economic costs, energy crisis can impose various environmental and societal costs by reducing resources and supporting ...

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