The net metering scheme in Sri Lanka has experienced a fast diffusion due to the economic, social and environmental benefits for the consumers and the country. This paper examines the changes in energy consumption behaviour ...

Mud blocks are one of the oldest and most widely used building materials and dates back to 8000 Before Christ .The development of a new type of soil cement block called Mud block with 10% cement with low fine content ...

Converting existing sloped roofs to green roofs in Sri Lanka poses challenges due to limited options and costly modifications. This research aims to overcome these barriers by developing a modular roof tile system that ...

Rapid development of the world has resulted in many problems in the construction industry as well as to the environment. Because of the rapid development, resources have become limited and thereby the cost of existing ...

Implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a radical change in an organization. Some of the staff are willing to accept new challenges whereas others are not. Therefore, there is a gap between attitudes ...

Implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a radical change in an organization. Some of the staff are willing to accept new challenges whereas others are not. Therefore, there is a gap between attitudes ...

Sri Lanka is progressively moving towards sustainability concepts to achieve a circular economy and sustainable development goals. The challenges to converting existing offices to green buildings in Sri Lanka assed in 50 ...

The high production of fly ash due to the combustion of coal causes several environmental problems such as water pollution, air pollution, etc. Therefore, the use of fly ash as a stabilizer for the construction of mud ...

Road paving plays a vital aspect in urban development prospect. "Uni Natural" Interlocking blocks (Size: 220mm x 110mm x 80mm) are becoming very common in many parts of the country. With the initial field studies; it was ...

In this study, a sensitivity analysis has been carried out on comparing thermal behavior of mud concrete panels with mud concrete blocks and other walling materials. For this, actual models with different walling materials ...