Browsing WCS - 2015 by Author "Fernando, NG"
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Jayaweera, SC; Perera, BAKS; Jayasinghe, SJARS
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In high inflationary situations, government fiscal policies etc., have an effect on price fluctuations in
Intelligent Building (IB) projects which are funded by the Government. It can increase the cost of
material, plant ...
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Madanayake, UH
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Lean thinking has now become a radical philosophy that has permeated and expanded in to several
sectors other than just manufacturing. The concept of Lean thinking evolves the optimization of work
flow related functions ...
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Venkataraman, V; Cheng, JCP
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Project experience is generally regarded as highly valuable in the architecture, engineering and
construction industry. This is also true for green building projects, which often need to deal with new
building technologies ...
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Manewa, A; Siriwardena, M; Ross, A
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Concurrent Engineering (CE) is considered as one of the emerging methods in the UK construction
industry. The product and process optimisation through ‘integration’ is a key concern of CE. The
integrative aspect is ...
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Wijekoon, KADNC; Manewa, A; Ross, A; Marsh, D
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The UK Government mandates the implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) for all
centrally procured Government contracts from 2016. This of course challenged the industry to shift
away from the traditional ...
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Ram, VG; Satyanarayana, K.
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Sustainable development has become an increasing concern throughout the world in the last two
decades. Construction industry generates a huge quantity of waste, which is termed as construction
and demolition (C&D) waste. ...
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Abeynayake, M; Dharmawardhana, BC; Dharmawardhana, BC
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Construction claims are more technical intensive and multifaceted than other commercial disputes.
The construction industry needs a fast and cost effective method for dispute resolution. Although the
area of dispute ...
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Silva, SN; Waidyasekara, KGAS; Dissanayake, DMPP
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At present, the amount of water demanded exceeds the water quantity that remains as a resource and
it becomes scarcer each year. When it comes to water consumption in buildings, apparel buildings
consume a considerable ...
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Ganeshu, P; Disaratna, PAPVDS; Francis, M
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The “estimating process” is a significant element within the circle of construction due to the lack of
financial resources available. Tender cost estimating in Sri Lankan construction industry requires
extensive knowledge ...
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Gunawardhane, KAP; Karunasena, G
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Public Procurement Process (Public PP) mainly focuses on the satisfaction of stakeholders in line
with development objectives of the country. The importance of public expenditures within the
world economy has stimulated ...
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Nellickal, AG; Rajendra, AV; Palaniappan, S
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The Ready-Mixed Concrete (RMC) industry is one of the fastest growing construction sectors and
plays an important role towards infrastructure development. The RMC industry is expected to rise
from INR 155-160 billion in ...
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Samarasingha, IGT; Karunasena, G
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Construction waste in general consists of both waste generated by construction as well as demolition.
Disposal of demolition waste is becoming a growing problem which became evident after the Indian
Ocean Tsunami in 2004, ...
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Madhusanka, HWN; De Silva, N
Immigration and Emigration Service (IES) is among the most vital set of state services of a country. In
Sri Lanka it has played a great role with the augmented rates of immigrants and emigrants during
past few years. The ...
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Goh, CS; Rowlinson, S
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The recent trend of sustainable development in the Hong Kong construction industry has drawn
construction organisations’ attention to sustainability issues. However, the fragmented nature of
construction industry has led ...
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Abeynayake, M
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Unresolved disputes can lead to project delay, increased tension and can damage long term business
relationship. As a result, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods were evolved during the
passage of time to resolve ...
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Suventhiny, J; Jayasena, HS
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Improper information flow within the construction parties are most frequently experienced in
Sri Lankan construction industry. Due to this situation, contractors faced several difficulties on their
performance in terms ...
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Mustapha, Z; Aigbavboa, C; Thwala, WD
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Effective leadership behaviours have been shown in literature to be a contributing factor to
construction safety practices. However, researchers have neglected the leadership behaviours and
have their focus on the ...
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Pathirana, RANM; Seneviratne, LDIP
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Delay and disruption claims are difficult to resolve due to issues in claims management in
construction industry. Those issues are occurred due to wrong practices in the industry and having
vague areas in delay and ...
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Jayasinghe, DPSD; Disaratna, PAPVDS; Weerasinghe, RPNP
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Maintenance management of building services has become one of the critical issues among building
sector professionals recently. The interruptions or damages to the building services extensively affect
the core operation ...
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Vijerathne, MGDT; Senevirathna, LDIP
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In the modern world, many people spend large portion of their time in built environments.
Accordingly, significance of built environments’ performance is increasing over past two decades. It
draws the attention towards ...