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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 ... -
Severity Classification of the Forest Fired Area by Utilizing Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study in Ella Sri Lanka
(2021)The burning of forest areas in Sri Lanka can be considered as one of the foremost issues that should be addressed. Human influence could be identified as the major cause of forest fires in Sri Lanka. Hence, identification, ... -
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 ... -
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 ...