Though currently many organisations are under pressure to adopt Building Energy Efficiency Retrofits (BEER) and minimise energy consumption, still there is comparatively low level of implementation of BEER. This has been ...
The generous purpose of constructing and developing the expressways of the Sri Lankan government to facilitate the general public through transportation. The time can be saved by avoiding the highly traffic congested roads ...
Construction industry is one of the most significant industries which makes a considerable contribution to the GDP. Currently a large number of employees are working in this industry and a number of fatal accidents taken ...
Volatile Organic compounds (VOCs) can be found both naturally and manmade environments. Petroleum Industry is a major contributor to the atmospheric VOCs. In this study, a detailed field survey is carried out to investigate ...
Construction projects are often very complex, competitive in nature, and managing the influence of multiple stakeholders with varying interests and conflicting requirements. Therefore, developing a strong and effective ...
Construction waste has become a major concern in almost all sorts of construction projects which include residential, non-residential as well as infrastructure projects. A considerable amount of construction and demolition ...
The quality of the design and quality of contractual documents that are used for construction project implementation phase has a significant influence on the project's performance and efficiency. The decrease of design ...
The construction industry is a complex and dynamic sector, with various factors affecting the performance of contractors. This research aims to identify the factors influencing contractor performance, compare the performance ...
With the evolution of high-rise construction projects, the optimization of space usage for residential purposes was achieved successfully. As a result of fulfilling the diverse residential needs of the population, condominiums ...
The building sector contributes greatly to the economic growth and social stability of nations and in most countries, and it is often the largest contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Planning in constructions, ...
Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) have emerged as one of the vastly used and recognised method in sourcing public infrastructure in a multitude of countries. Those countries have effectively utilized PPPs to yield substantial ...
“Design and build” is a procurement strategy in which the main contractor is appointed based on the Employer’s requirements and as per the principle design by Employer’s principle advisor. Contractor needs to perform both ...
Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Management (WM) poses significant issues in Sri Lanka, contributing to environmental degradation and resource depletion. To address these issues, this study explores the application ...
Built Environment (BE) is immensely damaged due to the increased intensity of
disasters. Therefore, the BE professionals are expected to react effectively and
efficiently during both pre-disaster and post disaster phases. ...
Claims in road/expressway construction are contemplated by many project stakeholders to be
one of the most unpleasant and disruptive measures of a project. Claims in road/highway
construction projects in Sri Lanka are ...
Disputes within the construction industry seem to be very common. To resolve such disputes, the practice is to go for litigation. However, due to excessive time and cost incurred in litigation, nowadays parties use new ...
With the growing of the road construction sector, extension of time claims has been grown significantly due to the various reasons. Utility shifting is critical in road construction since it necessitates the relocation of ...
Disputes continue to exist in the construction industry for several decades and affect the
cost, time and quality of the projects. Worse still, it results in severe consequences such as
abandonment of projects and ...
The Design and Build Procurement method is one of the most frequently used procurement
methods in the present construction industry. It releases Employers from the design
responsibilities and transfers design and ...
Today's hostile business environment, economic uncertainties and external shocks
make construction companies vulnerable to business failures. In facing such
challenges, contractors' businesses should be with informed ...