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  • reflection on the theory and practice of integral sustainable design in rural context: a literature review 
    Ang, S; Karunasena, G; De Silva, L; Gunatilake, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Sustainability is often discussed with regard to urban development. However, the prevailing system of developing rural areas with poor communities and numerous critical problems associated with the same are hardly in ...
  • Review of impact of judicial interference to enhance Construction arbitration in Sri Lanka 
    Senarathna, DR; Abeynayake, M [Conference-Full-text]
    The basic characteristics of built environment activities are complexity and disputability in its own nature. This complexity drives most of the construction projects and contracts towards disputes between parties. Construction ...
  • Risks associated with physical asset management: a Literature review 
    Thatshayini, P; Rajini, D; Weerasinghe, AS [Conference-Full-text]
    Accelerated physical asset operations in organisations are necessitated in order to sustain within the competitive business environment. These asset operations involve a number of risks. The management of risks associated ...
  • Sdgs: islamic project finance for infrastructure ppps in Sub-saharan Africa 
    Umar, AA; Ahmad, M; Aziz, ARA; Yusuf, Z [Conference-Full-text]
    Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the region with the highest number of countries that did not meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which expired in 2015. Meeting the newly established Sustainable Development Goals ...
  • The significance of labour factor in integrating sustainability concept into construction industry practice 
    Kumarasinghe, KID; Hadiwattege, C [Conference-Full-text]
    Sustainable Development (SD) has become a major consideration due to low responsiveness of industries to the natural environment and related social problems. The construction industry is a main natural resource consumer ...
  • Significant factors influencing operational and maintenance (o&m) costs of commercial buildings 
    Geekiyanage, D; Ramachandra, T [Conference-Full-text]
    Usually, the costs incurred during the operational phase of a building are much greater than the initial construction cost. Amongst, the running cost of a typical commercial building varies between 70-80% of its total ...
  • Solar net zero energy buildings: a review 
    Udayanga, IP; Soorige, SDA; Manjula, NHC [Conference-Full-text]
    Commercial and residential buildings account for almost 40% of the world total energy demand. In order to fulfil that energy requirement, large amount of fossil fuels are used and it has made a greater impact on the ...
  • Stakeholder management in complex projects 
    Nguyen, TS; Mohamed, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Effective stakeholder management is a critical success factor for all types of projects. The increasing complexity in construction projects makes the management of project stakeholder management increasingly challenging ...
  • Stakeholders’ perception on project uncertainty in ppp Projects in India 
    Nair, CP; Mahalingam, A [Conference-Full-text]
    PPP projects are often complex, unique and dynamic due to high sunk-in costs and long concession period making it vulnerable to risks (known-unknowns) and uncertainties (unknown-unknowns). Previous researches focus on ...
  • Suitable government initiative strategy for bim Implementation in Sri Lanka 
    Siriwardhana, MS; Jayasena, HS; Wijewickrama, MKCS; Kolugala, LMBN [Conference-Full-text]
    Construction industry has encountered various innovative technologies over the past decades. Growth of these innovative technologies has paved the way to improve the performance and productivity in the industry. Building ...
  • A swot analysis for sri lankan construction smes 
    Ranadewa, KATO; Sandanayake, YG; Siriwardena, M [Conference-Full-text]
    The significant benefits that Small & Medium Enterprise (SME)s provide to the national economy, including their contributions to the economic development, industrial output, employment creation, and tax revenue marked ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Value considerations of adopting BIM in FM 
    Wijekoon, KADNC; Manewa, A; Ross, A; Siriwardena, M [Conference-Full-text]
    Building Information Modelling (BIM) is expected to streamline the key processes of construction, and promote innovation throughout the building/product life cycle. Since most buildings have been designed for long ...
  • Worker awareness of workmen’s compensation in the Sri Lankan construction industry 
    Wanigasekara, NA; Dissanayake, TL; Ridmika, KDH [Conference-Full-text]
    Work-related injuries and illnesses are common in the construction industry, which can lead to deaths, injuries or disabilities (temporary or permanent) to the workers and Workmen’s Compensation Ordinance (WCO), deal ...
  • Zero landfill framework for apparel industry solid waste 
    Liyanage, KLAKT; De Silva, N [Conference-Full-text]
    Apparel industry being one of the key economic players, mass production of textile and apparel take place, resulting in a considerable amount of solid waste generation which ultimately ended up in landfills. Shortfalls ...