Evidence of climate change, such as rising sea levels and higher average temperatures, has made society become increasingly carbon conscious in recent years. Therefore, carbon estimating is becoming prominent and this ...

Earned Value Management (EVM) was introduced as a powerful project control mechanism to make projects move towards their success. As sophisticated large scale building construction work is now being undertaken in Sri Lanka, ...

The construction industry plays a very important role in the economy of any country. One of the major risks faced by construction projects is connected with the physical obstructions or changed conditions encountered during ...

Building Control (BC) contributes significantly to the national economy as well as to the social wellbeing of the public of a country by ensuring the quality of its buildings and their health and safety, structural stability ...

Purpose – Governments of many developing countries that are unable to develop their infrastructure in order to obtain financial resources prefer to establish public–private partnerships (PPPs) for providing the much-required ...

Thermal comfort in office environments is of prime importance as it is directly correlated to the productivity of its occupants. ASHRAE Standard 55 is a prominently used thermal comfort standard across the world. However ...