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Contribution of green buildings towards achieving sustainability: A perspective of LEED-certified buildings in Sri Lanka
(2022-09): Recently, the focus on green buildings has fore fronted in countries. However, in the context of Sri Lanka, the number of green certified buildings seems to be still at a minimal level and the ... -
Analyse Factors Affecting the Delay in Building Construction Projects in Sri Lanka; Through the Interaction of the Project Team
(2022-09): Constructions are undergoing with an unfavourable situation with their cost overruns due to the delay issues and are exposed into the risk because of the inappropriate identification and minimizing of th ... -
Investigating the Potential of Utilising Simulation Studies to Identify UHI Mitigatory Strategies in Proposed Cities
(2022-09)Rapid development of urban areas catalyzed the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas. This led for the demand of more dwelling places. Urbanization and industrialization cause for the replacemen ... -
Sustainable Tourism in Hikkaduwa; Evaluations of Sustainability Parameters & Design Recommendations
(2022-09)This research intends to identify the factors that influence tourism industry of Hikkaduwa coastal area and to give an overall architectural guideline to implement resulting in sustainable tourism. ... -
Spatial Analysis Approach for Identification of Urban Sprawl Pattern: A Case Study of Matara DS Division
(2022-09)Spatial Analysis Approach for Identification of Urban Sprawl Pattern: A Case Study of Matara DS Division -
Shoreline Change Detection Based on the Monsoon Seasonality by means of ‘CoastSat’ toolkit
(2022-09)The sand accretion/erosion process is mainly responsible for the shoreline position changes in coastal zones. Understanding sand accretion/erosion response due to monsoon seasonality and anthropog ... -
The Effectiveness of Health & Safety Training and its Impact on Construction Workers’ Attitudes in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)Construction accidents happen due to defects on site environment or else defects on health and safety system. In the recent years, Sri Lankan construction industry experienced a considerable number of ... -
Challenges Allied to the Effectiveness of the Environmental ImpactAssessment in the Construction Industry of Sri Lanka
(2022-09)Environmental Impact Assessment is a structured program for evaluating and inspecting environmental factors, in order to support and aid the decision-making or the planning stage of a development ... -
The Impact of Cost Overrun Factors on the Project Performance in the Construction Industry of Sri Lanka
(2022-09)The construction sector is an extremely vital business for the sake of the economic growth of the nation. However, this sector has been suffering significant issues by the inability to finish ... -
Foreign funding construction projects in Sri Lanka: review challenges on Technology Transfer with the local stakeholders
(2022-09)Technology is an integral part of construction and domain factor with cost. Most of modern materials, plant, equipment and services are innovated by developed countries and their aim is to ... -
Investigating the Thermal Comfort and Well-being of Differently Abled War Veteran’s Housing in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)Wellbeing inindoor built environment has become a crucial research topic in relation to thermal comfort which help to improve sustainable builtenvironments. Thus, thermal comfort requirements ... -
Mapping the pattern of distribution of Threatened Marine Species from the X-Press Pearl Ship explosion using GIS techniques
(2022-09): Over 90% of global trade is done by shipping the world, the marine sector supports the transportation of a variety of critical items while balancing the global economy and keeping countries ... -
Feasibility Analysis of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Survey for Outer Boundary Surveys
(2022-09)Cadastral surveying is the intellectual and technical process by which the boundaries of each of the land parcels within a given area are defined in a consistent manner. The main problems of the Sri Lank ...