• A Review: Problems In Refurbishment Projects 

  Premachandra, GDS; Francis, Mathusha; Wijewickrama, MKCS (2018)

  Globally, the existing buildings take a significant portion of total stock. Due to the cyclical nature, the performance of a building is getting retarded when it is exposed to usage. Thus, in ...
• Geospatial Technologies Beyond Information Age 

  Dammalage, Thilantha Lakmal (2018)
• Evolution of the Geodetic Control Network of Sri Lanka 

  Dissanayake, A (2018)
• Ecumenopolis: Global Collaboration and Asian Renaissance: Quantity Surveyor’S Role 

  Perera, Kanchana (2018)
• Energy Poverty of our Luxurious Buildings 

  Rajapaksha, Upendra (2018)
• Use of High Resolution and Accurate Lidar Data for Understanding and Solving Problems of Urban Landscape 

  Lohani, Bharat (2018)
• Application of Gis in Construction Management 

  Weerasinghe, MDG; Rupasinghe, AR; Jayasooriya, SD (2018)

  Geographic Information System (GIS) has been used in many fields of Science including engineering. GIS is a Computer based tool which is used to solve engineering problems related to spatial data. The potential importance ...
• Reducing the Concrete Waste While Optimizing the Cost, Time & Quality in Sri Lankan Construction Industry 

  Perera, BLSH; Amarathunga, ARK (2018)

  Construction projects attempt to reduce wastage. In the present days, many projects are moving towards sustainable development while minimizing construction wastage. Among these construction waste material, waste has been ...
• Semi-Public SpaceImpact of Traditional Space Planning on thes of Contemporary Sri Lankan Houses 

  Gayantha, DWK; Senarathna, DR (2018)

  "Tradition"� is the energy of a society and the most valuable asset they have inherited from the past. Since a majority of client population with traditional roots are looking for houses with a traditional semblance, such ...
• Morphology of the Evolving Courtyard with Special Reference to Light House Hotel In Galle 

  Sanjunee, SMM; Guneratne, SR (2018)

  With the rapid urban development and globalization, the vernacular architectural style of Sri Lanka has been affected by arbitrary and westernized style. Due to these influences the traditional architecture was declined ...
• A Comparative Study on Anthropometric Measurement of Sri Lanka Defence Service (Sl Army, Sl Navy and Sl Air Force) Male Soccer Teams 

  Jayalath, GDSP; Jeganenthiran, S; Jayalal, GL Sajith (2018)

  Anthropometry is a branch of anthropology and is concerned with the measurement of the human body. The intent to do this research was because there was no comparison on the anthropometric measurements of Sri Lankan defence ...
• Spatial Distribution of Floods in Mathara District: with Special Focus on 2003 and 2017 Flood Events 

  Kumara, MT; Madushanka, WDK; Nandaseela, SMAT de S (2018)

  Floods are one of the most devastative disasters in the world, and it is most prominent in tropical regions of the world. Sri Lanka being located in between two tropics, witnesses flood every year due to the monsoon, ...
• Strategies for Enhancing Research and Development Activities In the Sri Lankan Construction Industry 

  Ginigaddara, B; Ramachandra, T; Geekiyanage, D (2018)

  Research and Development (R&D) activities stimulate growth, sustainability and performance. However, the construction R&D expenditure is in the range of 0.01% - 0.04% of global value addition, compared to 3% - 4% in ...
• An Analysis of Land Use Suitability of A Selected Zone In Wattala Local Area Plan 

  Withanage, WDDP; Ranawaka, CP (2018)

  The Development Plan of an area is a main legal document that is prepared for development of that area, integrating Social, Economic, Physical and Environmental aspects with the views of stakeholders in addition to general ...
• Comparative Study on Methods For 3D Modelling with Traditional Surveying Technique and Total Station Technique 

  Dampegama, KP; Abesinghe, AMLK; Dinusha, KA; Vandebona, R (2018)

  Three-dimensional modelling of the natural surface of the Earth is very important in understanding the irregularities of the Earth surface. It is a vital tool in planning large development projects such as designing of ...
• Volume Estimation for Highway Curves Using End-Area Rule 

  Wanasinghe, GI; Gimhani, KDM; Ranasinghe, ND; Udawatta, UGRL (2018)

  The volume calculation of road sub surface materials in highways is important in project cost estimation prior to the construction, and in investigations after the construction. Usually it is done with the linear measurements ...
• Sea Level Prediction Model for Colombo Coastal Area Using Matlab Software 

  Jayathilaka, KAIM; Karalliyadda, JMI; Gunasinghe, GP; Meththananda, RGUI (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 

  Illangakoon, IMAN; Amarasinghe, AASM; Prathapasinghe, PAHDN; Jayasooriya, SD; Karunanayake, SGS (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) 

  Randeniya, RWMLK; Rasangika, JKDR; Wathuge, GS; Wijethunge, SSA; Jayasooriya, SD; Karunanayake, SGS (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 ...
• Performance Assessment and Whole Life Cost Comparison of Selected Sustainable Building Components of ABC Green University 

  Anojan, K; Vitharana, YVTS; Ranasinghe, RAR; Jayasooriya, SD; Karunanayake, SGS (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 ...

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