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Browsing Workshops, Seminars, Symposiums & Conferences by Conference Proceedings "International Research Conference on Sustainability in Built Environment"

Browsing Workshops, Seminars, Symposiums & Conferences by Conference Proceedings "International Research Conference on Sustainability in Built Environment"

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  • A concept of weather window (WW) in managing the rain risks in construction projects of Sri Lanka 
    Wiratunga, IVH; De Silva, N [Conference-Abstract]
    Different weather conditions such as rain, wind and snow would directly impact on the performance of any construction project. Being a tropical country, the effect from rain would be experienced mostly in Sri Lanka. Within ...
  • Capacity building towards sustainability : context of post disaster waste management 
    Karunasena, GI; Amaratunga, D; Haigh, R [Conference-Abstract]
    Concept of Capacity Building is an essential component in development theory and practice. In developing countries, it is identified as a key concept in achieving sustainability. In particular, in post disaster scenarios, ...
  • Disability access in public buildings 
    Keerthirathna, WAD; Karunasena, GI; Rodrigo, VAK [Conference-Abstract]
    Rapid ageing, rise of road accidents, manmade and natural disasters, debilitating medical conditions and often invisible ailments cause more and more people with lowered ability to move freely. This is equally applicable ...
  • Factors affecting construction safety management in Sri Lanka 
    Priyadarshani, GHK; Karunasena, GI [Conference-Abstract]
    Safety at work is an important fact at construction sites. The subject of safety attitudes and safety performance of both management and workers in the construction industry is even more so. In general, accidents at work ...
  • Implementing value stream mapping tool in the construction industry 
    Vilasini, N; Gamage, JR [Conference-Abstract]
    The purpose of this is paper is to understand the applicability and adoption of the value stream mapping technique in the construction industry. The applicability of the adopted value stream mapping methodology was tested ...
  • Sustainable benefits in application of lean in prefabrication production process 
    Ekanayake, SSG; Senaratne, S [Conference-Abstract]
    Prefabrication is recognised as an appropriate solution to overcome several problems in construction such as low productivity, high waste production, inferior working conditions and insufficient quality. Even though ...