With the globalization and population growth, urbanization trends have attracted higher number of people to towns and cities causing very high population densities and space scarcity. Because of the current trends more and ...

One of the most important problems in the construction industry is variations. They occur in every construction project and the magnitude of these variations varies considerably from project to project. Hence, the variations ...

Rapid development coupled with urbanization has been identified as the main cause of environmental and social imbalances. This will lead to the increment of population as well as the pollutants in cities. This scenario ...

Urbanization related to population growth is one of the burning issues that the world is facing today. Parallel to this, there is visible evidence of a possible energy crisis in the near future.Thus, scientists have paid ...

Incorporation of strategic green infrastructure into urban settings has a potential to mitigate climate change, urban heat island (UHI) effect, flood risk and subsequent increase in quality of human life in general. UHI ...

Natural barriers are large or small closely grown tree belts, vegetation walls, natural stone structures, tree fences etc. Natural barriers, have emerged as the new trend to address problems in urban areas and has developed ...

Longitudinal arrangement of wood fibers are known as timber grains. It is one of the most important physical aspects of timber in applications. The properties differ along the grain and against the grain. Straight grains ...

In tropical countries such as Sri Lanka, wall care putties are applied as primers in building constructions providing a smooth shield for the wall. This research study was conducted to investigate the durability performance in ...

Different growth parameters and thermal performances of selected plant species grown on vertical system modules in urban tropical climate have been investigated under the study. Further, outdoor thermal comfort simulation ...

In the past few decades, scientists are seeking to overcome issues; occurring due to global warming, which has reached into an alarming level. Global warming has led to many environmental issues including rising sea level ...