• Facilities manager’s involvement for establishing desalination plants 

  Yatawatta, YJM; Sridarran, P [Conference-Full-text]

  This abstract presents findings from a mixed-methods study examining the integral role of Facilities Managers (FMs) in the establishment of desalination plants. Qualitative data was gathered from experts directly involved ...
• A study on the impact of greenery in building interiors on the psychological well-being of occupants: an experimental study with special reference to Personalized Residential Spaces of University Students in Sri Lanka 

  Welagedara, HMWDMB; Hettiarachchi, AA [Conference-Full-text]

  This study aimed to investigate the impact of indoor greenery on occupants' well-being and design preferences. Previous research on outdoor greenery has left a gap in understanding the relationship between interior greenery ...
• Challenges in circular urban water management in construction industry of Sri Lanka 

  Weerakoon, P; Thayaparan, M; Weerakoan, TP [Conference-Full-text]

  Construction industry can be known as one of the prominent natural resource consumers compared to all other industries. Among these natural resources, water can be identified as one of the major concerns worldwide at ...
• Rethinking streets as a potential urban scope: a case of densely packed neighbourhoods of Dhaka city 

  Ta-sin, ML; Amin, S [Conference-Full-text]

  From the beginning of civilization, streets have been the interstitial spaces of cities and one of the predominant components of a community. In contemporary cities, streets have been transformed into typical thoroughfares ...
• Sustainable 3R initiative practices in the Sri Lankan large-scale leather footwear industry 

  Suriyarachchi, DP; Nugawela, CT; Dissanayake, MK [Conference-Full-text]

  The leather footwear manufacturing process generates hazardous waste during production, which impacts sustainability. Due to this, industries tend to implement sustainable practices. This research focuses on identifying ...
• Effective integration of built environment with urban Ramsar wetlands: an environmentally sustainable design framework 

  Sooriyaarachchi, SAPC; Rajapaksha, IGP [Conference-Full-text]

  Considering the increasing number of Urban Wetland Integrated Building Invasions that occur continuously in Sri Lanka, there is little scientific understanding of the optimal design strategies and their relative advantages ...
• Adapting sustainable energy features to existing condominium building stock in Sri Lanka 

  Rathnasiri, KKEASK; Gamage, IS; Lingasabesan, V [Conference-Full-text]

  To achieve a sustainable future, Sri Lankan condominium buildings must be retrofitted with sustainable energy features. As the existing households account for 37% of energy consumption in the building sector considering ...
• Confluence of music and architecture through artistic parallelism; a study of current building aesthetics in advanced music learning institutes with special reference to the university of performing arts in Colombo 

  Ramanayake, RIA; Herath, HMKD [Conference-Full-text]

  Music is authentically interpreted as a universal language due to its strong strings between humankind. In addition, as an art, it becomes the source for other fields, which carry both intellectual and intuitive aspects. ...
• Awareness and perception of quantity surveyors toward the smart construction concepts 

  Rajapaksha, RSV; Devapriya, KAK; Parameswaran, A [Conference-Full-text]

  The construction industry is undergoing a transformative phase due to the integration of modern technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Machine Learning, and ...
• Evaluate the onsite three-wheeler parking requirement of supermarket developments to mitigate the parking-related traffic impact in Colombo, Sri Lanka 

  Pathiraja, ALAC; De Silva, PCP [Conference-Full-text]

  Parking plays a fundamental role in any transportation system, serving as a crucial element in mitigating traffic congestion and enhancing the overall mobility experience. In Sri Lanka, particularly in commercial and ...
• Vernacular courtyard as a design strategy for thermal performance in hot dry climate with reference to residential buildings in Jaffna, Sri Lanka 

  Nishinthan, K; Rajapaksha, U [Conference-Full-text]

  This research study focuses on the impact of thermal performance on vernacular courtyard houses in Jaffna. Vernacular courtyards, known for their indigenous architectural style, exhibit sustainable, climate-responsive ...
• Branding heritage crafts in Sri Lanka: contribution of experiential architecture via strategies of experiential marketing 

  Karunarathne, H; Dharmasena, J [Conference-Full-text]

  This paper investigates the relationship between heritage crafts store architecture and consumer experiences to brand heritage crafts through experiential architecture and marketing. The research establishes a theoretical ...
• Quantity surveyor’s role towards circular economic principles in the pre-contract phase of construction projects in Sri Lanka 

  Jayawardhana, NGTS; Withanage, KT [Conference-Full-text]

  The pre-contract phase of construction projects may cause plenty of issues in post contract phase such as project cost overruns, schedule delays, lack of productivity, losses of benefits, and poor stakeholder relationships. ...
• Analysing the significant factors for land use impact assessment in building construction projects in Sri Lanka: whole life cycle analysis approach 

  Jayasundara., SW; Mallawaarachchi., H; Damsari, AGU; Gunathilake, PKSVS [Conference-Full-text]

  This research paper focuses on analysing the significant factors for land use impact assessment in building construction projects in Sri Lanka using a whole life cycle analysis approach. The study recognizes the importance ...
• Building information modelling as a dispute avoidance mechanism in Sri Lankan construction projects 

  Jayarathna, HMMU; Francis, M; Liyanawatta, TN [Conference-Full-text]

  Due to the complicated nature of building projects and the participation of several participants, disputes are inescapable in the building projects. The disadvantages of the Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (DRM) utilized in ...
• Exploring the group dynamics in pedagogic design studio context 

  Hettithanthri, HDDU; Munasinghe, H [Conference-Full-text]

  The design studio has been practiced as a key deliverable mechanism in architectural education. This study is aiming on exploring the group dynamics of architectural students within the design studio environment. For this ...
• An Investigation of effective community driven material recovery facility (MRF) in urban waste management – a case study of MRF in Wattala 

  Herath, CD; Noordeen, R [Conference-Full-text]

  Sri Lanka as a developing country, continues to use the take-make-dispose paradigm of the conventional linear economy. Scarcity of resources and municipal solid waste management problem that linear economies may pinpoint ...
• Boundary wall in public library a protection for a site or a missed opportunity for an urban space : Case study of Divisional Government public library, Rajshahi 

  Galib, MD.M; Saaj, KBJ [Conference-Full-text]

  Boundary walls, often used for protection of a site are more of visual hindrance than protection itself, especially around public spaces. The solid boundary wall around the government public library of Rajshahi hides the ...
• Mega-led urbanization and the transformation of peri-urban tissue: the case of Khulna, Bangladesh 

  Aziz, N; Podder, AK [Conference-Full-text]

  The recent push for urbanization in Bangladesh has placed a strong emphasis on accelerating economic growth through mega-scale infrastructure projects. However, there has been a lack of research conducted on how this trend ...
• Framework to reduce embodied energy in buildings: a literature review 

  Ilangakoon, IWMAD; Soorige, SDA; Gunathilake, PKSVS [Conference-Full-text]

  As the building sector is a major contributor to global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, there is a growing focus on achieving significant reductions in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in ...

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