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Browsing Workshops, Seminars, Symposiums & Conferences by Author "Jayasinghe, C"

Browsing Workshops, Seminars, Symposiums & Conferences by Author "Jayasinghe, C"

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  • Cement stabilsied rammed earth for wall junctions of two storey houses 
    Kandamby, T; Jayasinghe, C [Conference-Abstract]
    Today the whole world is faced with environmental issues due to unsustainable use of natural resources, especially for construction activities. Finding alternative materials and methods is vital to ...
  • Characteristics of Different Masonry Units Manufactured with Stabilized Earth 
    Jayasinghe, C [Conference-Full-text]
    Although there are many ancient buildings constructed with earth as a walling material, bricks and cement blocks have overtaken this material in the recent history. With the sustainable concepts being actively promoted ...
  • Cost effective housing with modular forms 
    Jayasinghe, MTR; Jayasinghe, C; Lokuge, SND; Samaraweera, TMAD; Vithana, BMK [Conference-Full-text]
    It is a significant challenge to provide houses meeting certain basic standard to majority of the population, especially those who would not be able to raise sufficient funds for construction activities. For such segment ...
  • Demand control ventilation and Sri Lankan application - a case study 
    Jayasinghe, C; Batagoda, JH [Conference-Full-text]
    Using Carbon Dioxide (CO2) has been oftenly used as a indicator of indoor air quality, thus now is been practice all over the world. Since advance technologies for gas sensing have been developed to regulate air handling ...
  • Effect of building ventilation on indoor environment 
    Batagoda, JH; Jayasinghe, C [Conference-Full-text]
    Planning healthy indoor environments is a main part of sustainable design. In order to provide better indoor comfort for the occupants, modern building planning and operational practices should be either modified or improved. ...
  • Effect of Chemicals used in Building Operation on Indoor air Quality (IAQ) 
    Perera, TM; Jayasinghe, C [Conference-Full-text]
    Better quality of air is one of the basic needs for every human being. Since the people spend most of the time inside the buildings, indoor air quality is a critical factor on occupant health. If the indoor environment ...
  • Effect of Different Ventilation Conditions on Indoor CO2 Levels 
    Sribanurekha, V; Wijerathne, SN; Wijepala, LHS; Jayasinghe, C [Conference-Full-text]
    This paper describes a study on (Carbon Dioxide) CO2 levels based on different ventilation systems. Three main types of buildings were considered in the study, such as educational, office buildings and hospitals. The effect ...
  • Effect of dimensional variation of CSE blocks 
    Jayasinghe, C; Pathirage, TS; Perera, KRTI; Kariyapperuma, C [Conference-Full-text]
    Compressed stabilized earth (CSE) blocks are one of the alternative building materials that are becoming popular due to insufficiency of conventional building materials and its sustainability. CSE blocks are manufactured ...
  • Effect of the Activities Inside a Hospital Theatre of its IAQ 
    Gunaratne, WDSP; Gunatilake, MMDV; Jayasinghe, C; Madushanka, HKR; Perera, TM; Perera, SAS; Rajapaksa, S [Conference-Full-text]
    A close relationship can be observed between the building performance and the activities associated with the building. Since those activities have a great impact on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) of the building, it is necessary ...
  • The Effect of ventilation on sick building syndrome 
    Kumara, S; Rajapaksa, SW; Perera, SAS; Jayasinghe, C [Conference-Full-text]
    It is well known that adverse health conditions could develop due to outdoor air pollutants, such as, CO2, CO, SO2, NO2, PM (particulate matter), VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds), when people are outdoors, while travelling ...
  • The Effect of ventilation on sick building syndrome 
    Kumara, S; Rajapaksa, SW; Perera, SAS; Jayasinghe, C [Conference-Abstract]
    It is well known that adverse health conditions could develop due to outdoor air pollutants, such as, C02, CO, S02, NO,, PM (particulate matter), VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds), when people are outdoors, while travelling ...
  • Embodied energy of alternative building materials and their impact on life cycle cost parameters 
    Jayasinghe, C
    House construction all over the world is in need of many alternative building materials since the conventional materials are in short supply and also cause degradation of the environment as in clay, sand and coral mining. ...
  • Evaporative Cooling for Occupational Health in Tropical Climates 
    Arandara, KP; Jayasinghe, C; Jayasinghe, MTR [Conference-Full-text]
    Occupational health is a cross disciplinary area concerned with protecting the health of people engaged in work or employment. If is increasingly becoming a serious concern for industries and companies to safeguard the ...
  • Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Inside a Hospital Theatre 
    Gunaratne, S; Gunatilake, D; Madushanka, R; Perera, M; Jayasinghe, C; Perera, A; Rajapaksa, S [Conference-Full-text]
    In this research study, the effect of the activities associated with a hospital theatre, on its IAQ has been studied since the theatre staff experience some discomfort while being inside the theatre. In order to evaluate ...
  • Indoor air quality and human activities in buildings 
    Perera, TM; Jayasinghe, C; Perera, SAS; Rajapaksa, SW [Conference-Full-text]
    People spend most of their time indoors either at home or at work. If the indoor environment is polluted, the occupants may experience number of possible health conditions such as sneezing, fatigue, headache, dizziness, ...
  • International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management 
    Jayasinghe, C; Perera, TM; Perera, SAS [Conference-Abstract]
    A deployable structure should mainly be adequately compact and should fit into any remaining space of the launch vehicle. The main factors which will determine these are the folding pattern,ease of deployment and stresses ...
  • Measurement and analysis of concentrations of volatile organic compounds in a newly painted room 
    Jayasinghe, C; Perera, SAS; Rajapaksa, SW; Perera, TM [Conference-Full-text]
    Since, people spend most of their times indoors, either at home or at work, it is essential to maintain a high level of health and safety inside all types of buildings. If the health conditions of occupants are adversely ...
  • Measurement and analysis of concentrations of volatile organic compounds in a newly painted room 
    Jayasinghe, C; Perera, SAS; Rajapaksa, SW; Perera, TM [Conference-Abstract]
    Since, people spend most of their times indoors, either at home or at work, it is essential to maintain a high level of health and safety inside all types of buildings. If the health conditions of occupants are adversely ...
  • Measurement and analysis of indoor air pollutants in a room sprayed with a locally manufactured air freshener 
    Perera, SAS; Jayasinghe, C; Gunaratne, WDSP; Gunatilake, MMDV; Madushanka, HKR; Perera, TM [Conference-Full-text]
    In the modern world, since, people like to live, work and travel in, aesthetically pleasing, comfortable environments with pleasant odour, they tend to use, decorative interiors, air conditioners and air fresheners, whereas, ...
  • Measurement and analysis of indoor air pollutants in a room sprayed with a locally manufactured airfreshener 
    Perera, SAS; Jayasinghe, C; Gunaratne, WDSP; Gunatilake, MMDV; Madushanka, HKR; Perera, TM [Conference-Abstract]
    In the modern world, since, people like to live, work and travel in, aesthetically pleasing, comfortable environments with pleasant odour, they tend to use, decorative interiors, air conditioners and air fresheners, whereas, ...