2018 IRC Articles: Recent submissions
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Performance Assessment and Whole Life Cost Comparison of Selected Sustainable Building Components of ABC Green University
(2018)The ABC Green University is constructed with the support of high technical methods and skilful labour. After analysing the built drawing and the final accounts, it was found that there are number of variations in the ... -
Impact of Recreational Parks on Social Interaction: A Study of the Factors Related to Interaction Among Visitors with Special Reference to Selected Examples in Colombo District
(2018)Recreational parks are considered as important public spaces in urban areas which enhance the quality of life by means of improving health conditions, social interaction and recreation among urban population. Several ... -
Evolution of the Sri Lankan Shophouse: Reconsidering Shophouses for Urban Areas
(2018)The very fact that shophouses and their proportions contribute to the growth of the evolution of tropical architecture is a phenomenal feature. Most of the shophouses in Ambalangoda and the down South have been destroyed ... -
Evaluation of Solar Potential by Domestic Building Typology
(2018)Renewable energy is playing an ever important role in meeting energy requirements across the world. It exhibits favourable credentials such as an abundant and widely available resource base, inexhaustibility and environmental ... -
Sea Level Prediction Model for Colombo Coastal Area Using Matlab Software
(2018)Sea level rise can be explained as an increase in the volume of water in the oceans of the world. But the rates of rise over local areas are variable. There are several reasons for the rise of the sea level; mainly thermal ... -
Review of the Building Schedule of Rates (BSR) for Work Norms
(2018)The Building Schedule of Rates (BSR) for standard work norms should be reviewed due to some technical problems raised in the current construction industry. It was found that there are some work norms that have not been ... -
Impact of Decision Making on the Credibility of Bill of Quantities (Boq)
(2018)There is a strong statement of the society that the estimated cost in Bill of Quantities is very less than the actual cost incurred. Further, it means that there is a significant gap between the estimated cost and the ...