Warehouse fires represent a global challenge, inflicting economic losses, damaging reputational integrity, disrupting business operations, leading to job losses, and negatively impacting the environment. Despite strict ...

Corruption is prevalent across the construction industry in developing countries. This is due to converging factors such as (a) the sector’s requirement for substantial capital investment, (b) government involvement, (c) ...

The Construction Industry (CI) faces disputes that cause several negative impacts such as project delays and cost overruns. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods are often recommended in resolving disputes due to ...

Energy performance standards for residential buildings are essential in promoting the residential building industry’s energy efficiency. Dwellings are commonly designed at the standards’ minimum compliance level, which ...

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are vital to Sri Lanka's economy, particularly in the construction sector, which largely relies on traditional procurement methods. This reliance results in persistent issues due ...

Carbon emissions from residential buildings have drastically increased in the recent past because of lifestyle changes. Hence, there is a critical necessity to implement carbon reduction pathways, and among them, carbon ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on various industries worldwide, including the construction industry. The construction industry in Sri Lanka has faced numerous challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Supply chain management is the process of obtaining the raw materials or components needed to create a product or service for an enterprise and deliver that product or service to customers. In construction, it is vital due ...

Evidence from practice and literature indicates that the South African construction industry faces various challenges. Notably, the traditional methodologies deployed for project delivery continues failing to attain projects’ ...

The construction industry plays a significant role in the aggregate output formation of any nation's economy. Financing construction projects are capital intensive, and most developing countries' low gross domestic savings ...