• Cultural basic assumptions of consultants and contractors during negotiations 

  Alankarage, S; Samaraweera, A; Royle, J; Macolino, A; Robertson, S; Palihakkara, AD [Conference-Full-text]

  Negotiations are required in every stage of a construction project. The process of negotiation involves being able to understand the position and emotions of the other side of the negotiation. A reliable means for ...
• Deficiencies in bespoke labour subcontract agreements: The case of large-scale contractors in the Sri Lankan construction industry 

  Arampath, AMNN; Palliyaguru, R; Karunasena, G [Conference-Full-text]

  Labour subcontracting has become popular and has been extensively utilized in the building construction industry due to the potential for a reduction in initial cost for site mobilization. However, there are high risks ...
• Defining a ‘maturity model’ in the construction context: A systematic review 

  Jayanetti, JKDDT; Perera, BAKS; Waidyasekara, KGAS [Conference-Full-text]

  A maturity model is critical in analysing an entity as it evaluates the current situation and provides insights on enhancing the capabilities to reach higher maturity. Maturity models are being used in many industries ...
• Defining critical infrastructure for Sri Lanka 

  Randeniya, M; Palliyaguru, R; Amaratunga, D [Conference-Full-text]

  In the last few decades, infrastructure has played a major role in supporting modern society. Moreover, there has been an increase in natural and human-induced disasters worldwide. In these situations, securing infrastructure ...
• Delays and disruptions in the construction industry during the global pandemic 

  Gammanage, SH; Gunarathna, N [Conference-Full-text]

  COVID-19 pandemic has become a global catastrophe today dragging many nations towards severe economic distress. The Sri Lankan economy has no exception. Not surprisingly, the sluggish economic conditions in the country ...
• Developing a decision-making model for selecting smart retrofits 

  Jayarathne, GHTD; De Silva, N [Conference-Full-text]

  The world is now experiencing a large environmental crisis, particularly buildings contributing significantly to the problem. Hence, building energy demand has been continuously growing in parallel with the rise in ...
• Development of post-disaster resettlement strategies for Sri Lanka 

  Lunuvila, HLJM; Kulatunga, U [Conference-Full-text]

  A disaster is known as an unexpected hazardous event that impacts the communities through extensive damage, disruption and potential fatalities, which makes the affected communities seek external assistance to recover ...
• Drivers and barriers to implement green building practices in higher education institutes in Sri Lanka 

  Illeperuma, IE; Abeynayake, MDTE [Conference-Full-text]

  Higher education institutes have a vast variety of humans, processes, and activities with significant waste generation, transportation, water and material consumption, and energy and electricity consumption. They have ...
• Economic performance of green walls: A systematic review 

  Madushika, UGD; Ramachandra, T; Geekiyanage, D [Conference-Full-text]

  Green walls are becoming an interesting solution to address the potential issues due to loss of greenery in the urban built environment. Even though green walls offer numerous benefits, the application pace of this concept ...
• Effect of COVID-19 on the small-scale construction companies: The case of Colombo district, Sri Lanka 

  Namarathna, CP; Gunarathna, N [Conference-Full-text]

  COVID-19 is a global pandemic that has wreaked havoc on the lives of many individuals and has had a severe impact on the global economy. During this crisis, small and medium-scale businesses suffer the most and are the ...
• Efficient workplace planning and designing strategies to reduce waiting time in the outpatient departments (OPD) of government hospitals in Sri Lanka 

  Pathirana, DPIM; De Silva, N [Conference-Full-text]

  The waiting time is a major challenge for government hospitals around the world, particularly in developing countries, due to inefficient design and limited facilities. This waiting time causes long queues, especially ...
• Electricity generation through municipal solid waste in Sri Lanka: Drivers and barriers 

  Karunarathna, TADCD; Sridarran, P; Gowsiga, M [Conference-Full-text]

  The rapid increase in population and urbanisation has led to an increase in per capita consumption and the generation of waste. Thus, the need of having improved management strategies for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) has ...
• Enablers to facilitate industrial symbiosis for better waste management of industrial zones in Sri Lanka 

  Herath, P; Dissanayake, P; Kumarasiri, B [Conference-Full-text]

  Industrialisation has led to a massive increment in resource consumption and waste generation, which demands improved management strategies for Waste Management (WM), especially in Industrial Zones (IZ). Thus, Industrial ...
• Enhance the collaborative involvement of stakeholders through cloud-based BIM in the Sri Lankan construction industry 

  Mohanaraj, R; Ganeshu, P; Gowsiga, M [Conference-Full-text]

  The construction industry relies on the collaboration of stakeholders for a successful outcome, as most the stakeholders are from multidisciplinary organisation to achieve a particular goal. In addition, information in ...
• Establishing the role of BIM towards mitigating critical project risks assessed using a fuzzy inference system 

  Gaur, S; Tawalare, A [Conference-Full-text]

  Risk management is an essential process for the successful execution of the project, and it is pertinent in achieving the project objectives and leading to its successful outcome. The nature of the construction industry, ...
• Evaluation of construction workers mental health during COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria 

  Zaccheus, OO; AbdulLateef, O; Cheen, KS; Folasade, AB [Conference-Full-text]

  The need to ensure construction workers have good mental health is imperative because poor mental health has an economic cost that impacts individuals, companies, and nations. The aim of this study is to evaluate ...
• Exploring the lesson learnt by implementing e-tendering: A review of literature 

  Kajendran, K [Conference-Full-text]

  For the success of a construction project, the selection of the most suitable contractor is vital. The process of selecting the most suitable contractor is called tendering. Unexceptional to other industries, the ...
• Factors affecting construction time performance in high-rise building projects in Sri Lanka 

  Kilintan, K; Perera, BAKS; Kajavathani, P [Conference-Full-text]

  On-time completion is one of the most important criteria for recent successful construction projects. High-rise building projects face significant risks and time constraints due to the complexity and dynamic nature of ...
• Functional characteristics of an early warning system to minimise the risks of dam breaks in Sri Lanka 

  Weerasinghe, LNK; Thayaparan, M; Fernando, T [Conference-Full-text]

  Dams have become a very important infrastructure that provides enormous benefits to the economy of the country. Even though dams are very important and significant structures within a country, their breaks can cause ...
• Green roof as a technology towards sustainability: A perspective of benefits offered 

  Dasuni, AL; Ramachandra, T; Zainudeen, MN [Conference-Full-text]

  Green roof is a building envelop embedded concept to compensate the consequences of green losses due to building constructions with its numerous benefits in all environmental, economic and social aspects. But the application ...

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