Sustainable Concept (SC) has shed a spotlight towards the rapidly developing construction sector since concerns on SC principles are widely emerged recently which focused to ensure both present and future generations a ...

Management of facilities has become a complex task involving multitudes of disciplines. With increased awareness for efficient building operation, building owners and operators are looking for means to reduce the operational ...

Safety issues have always been a major problem besetting the construction industry in many countries because of the hazardous nature and complexity of the work. Previous government statistics have manifested that the ...

The Saudi construction industry is considered as the fastest growing and largest sector in the Gulf region with ongoing construction projects valued at US$475 billion. The booming construction sector in Saudi Arabia ...

Aesthetic appearance is a judgment of value based on the appearance of an object. Shapes, proportions, rhythms, scale, degree of complexity, colours, and illumination are the subject matter of formal aesthetics. Aesthetics ...

Maharashtra’s urban communities are facing demographic, cultural and environmental challenges typical of many other urban communities across India. Increasing population, pressure on infrastructure, increase in migration ...

Property development is an activity constituent with both huge returns and risks. Development appraisal is a method, primarily used to check the financial viability of a property development project. In Sri Lanka, it is ...

The demand for low income condominiums in the city of Colombo has gradually increased in the past few decades in order to provide accommodation for low income earners and resettlement of shanty dwellers with the upsurge ...

Litigation is a traditional mode of dispute resolution; disadvantages of litigation have paved the way for the development of ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution’ (ADR) methods for settlement of construction disputes. Mediation ...

Life style confined with working and living in high-risers is a new concept to the Sri Lankan context. Scarcity of lands and urban development with the economic growth has accelerated the growth and popularity of tall ...