Built Environment & Spatial Sciences
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Rethinking of the Adaptability in Mass Housing for Pandemic Situations
(2021)Pandemics spread due to poor housing conditions. Diseases have resulted in inducing the concept of mass housing, evident from housing projects initiated after the Great Plaque in London. Current pandemic, i.e., the ... -
Contribution of Architecture on Juvenile Rehabilitation Process in Sri Lanka
(2021)The process of reintegrating juveniles to society from juvenile rehabilitation facilities is as important as the process of rehabilitation. If the rehabilitation process is not conducted properly it would rather be ... -
Use of Urban Pockets to Enhance Walkability in Office Neighbourhoods in Colombo Urban Context with Special Reference to Fort, Colombo
(2021)Urban pockets have been recognized as resourceful collective spaces for urban functions in a modern-day city. Also, urban design and planning of major developed cities incorporate the walkability concept in order to ... -
Compact City as a Response to the New Normal
(2021)The Coronavirus is a pandemic that defined the greatest crisis of the modern world, and it is the most critical challenge that the world has faced since World War II. Considering the effect and the scale of the outbreak, ... -
Developing a Cost-Effective Web-Based Communication and Information Management System for Construction Projects
(2021)Construction projects face several problems due to the lack of well-organized communication and information management within construction sites. The traditional communication and information management system in the ... -
Adequacy of the Advance Payment to the Contractor: A Study in Sri Lanka
(2021)Payments are essential for the contractors to maintain their constructions. The accelerations and the decelerations of the constructions will depend on the way that the contractor receivs the payments. Advance Payment ... -
Mitigating the Effects of E-learning in Higher Education Sector in Sri Lanka during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2021)This study sets out to examine the efficacy of e-learning in the Sri Lankan higher education sector that was ignited by the emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing a random sample of 350 undergraduates from ... -
Perceptions of Civil Engineering Undergraduates on Using Learning Management System (LMS) and Zoom Platform for Online Design Studio Teaching
(2021)As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, ‘online teaching and learning’ became the only possible solution to continue the education programmes at universities. Though there are multiple solutions presented in the educational ... -
Utilization of Cocowood for Affordable Engineered Wood Flooring in Sri Lanka
(2021)Coconut wood or Cocowood has a long history of being utilized as a building material in Sri Lanka. Cocowood stem has three major parts from the inner core to outer skin such as; low-density wood, medium density wood ... -
Assessing the Impact of Urban Block Typologies on Solar and Photovoltaic Potential in the Tropical Urban City of Colombo, Sri Lanka
(2021)The increasing global energy crisis has brought about a shift towards the utilisation of renewable energy, particularly towards building-integrated photovoltaics. When considering the assessment of photovoltaics (PV) ... -
Effectiveness of Online Architectural Design Teaching
(2021)Design teaching is an important process and the core of Architectural education. It reflects the theoretical knowledge as well as practical knowledge while enhancing the sensitivities and lateral thinking of the students. ...