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Adaptability of integrated project delivery in a construction industry
(2012-06) Jayasena, HS; Senevirathna, NS; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
Within the traditional procurement system, level of achievement of client and contractor objectives may vary depending on the type of procurement used. This may further create a gap between the expected and actual performance of the project. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is the modern development of the procurement systems in the industry where collaborative innovation is the path used to achieve the goals of a project. Appreciable characteristics and benefits of this concept convert the construction industry towards it. It is observed that United States of America is the first to develop and implement this concept specially focusing on the public sector. Although, the concept is not yet popular around the world, it is likely that the clients will demand for it in future due to economic and managerial advantages it brings. Thus, it is important that an industry be prepared to adapt the system as and when the need arises. Identifying this need, a literature synthesis on requisites and barriers for successful implementation of IPD is presented in this paper. The findings shall become valuable source for any construction industry to assess their readiness and take necessary steps to be ready to implement IPD system successfully.
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An analysis of construction law and disaster management law relating to sustainable development in Sri Lanka
(2012-06) Abeynayake, M; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
Construction Law may be defined as the law that regulates built environment in relation to construction activities. This law also deals with physical planning techniques and protection of natural environment. Law governing in built environment in Sri Lanka is largely based on legislation. Main physical planning legislations in Sri Lanka are Urban Development Authority (UDA) Law No. 41 of 1978, Town and Country Planning Ordinance No. 16 of 1946, Municipal Council Ordinance and Urban Council Ordinance of 1947, Pradeshiya Sabhas Act of 1987, and their amendments. Provisions of these legislation are controlling construction activities in their regions. National Environment Act of 1980 controls EIA and EPL relating to the construction industry. The Sri Lanka Parliament enacted two legislations after the tsunami namely Tsunami (Special Provisions) Act No. 16 of 2005 and Disaster Management Act No. 13 of 2005 for the rehabilitation activities. These two Acts have mentioned planning and recovery techniques and elements of disaster management law. In the post tsunami reconstruction work, the government has given high priority to rebuild human settlements. However there are some discrepancies in these legislation and are not accepted in sustainability concepts. Hence, the aim of this research is to compare existing Construction Law and Disaster Management Law relating to the construction industry in Sri Lanka and recommend improvements to the Construction Law practices in order to make sustainability concepts more effective. Through a literature review of recent court cases, this research has analysed the basic concepts and discrepancies of the above mentioned law in Sri Lanka.
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Application of concurrency in delay claims
(2012-06) Baduge, S; Jayasena, HS; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
It was observed that the consideration of concurrency in delay claims in Sri Lankan construction industry is significantly low. A study was conducted to identify key reasons for low consideration of concurrency in delay claims analysis. A three-round study method was adopted. First was a pilot study by means of interviews to explore concurrent delay practice in Sri Lanka. Second was a round of semistructured interviews among key parties to a contract to identify significant causes affecting consideration of concurrency in delay claim analysis. Third round was a document survey aiming to identify lapses in documents which could affect successful practice of concurrent claim analysis. The study concludes that quality of documents is the most significant cause affecting the consideration of concurrency in delay claims analysis and identifies number of lapses in documents which contribute to low consideration of concurrency in delay claims. In addition to improving documentation practices, enhancing employers’ awareness on concurrency is also suggested as a necessity to improve concurrent delay analysis practice in the Sri Lankan construction industry.
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Appropriateness of lean production system for the construction industry
(2012-06) Vilasini, N; Neitzert, TR; Jayatilaka, PR; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
The manufacturing industry has been a constant reference point and a source of innovation for construction over many decades. The lean concept is one of such strategies adopted by the construction industry from the manufacturing industry to improve performance. In order to take benefit of lean techniques developed in the manufacturing industries, it is important to identify which categories of manufacturing systems are best applicable to construction. Many research studies have identified construction as a lean resistant industry because it differs from manufacturing due to site production, temporary multi-organisation and one-of-a-kind nature projects. The main objective of this study is to find different characteristics of construction processes and how lean techniques can be adopted to them. The method used for this study is a practice oriented research approach where it compares the characteristics of two construction processes with manufacturing process characteristics. In the attempt of visualising the existing process, value stream mapping techniques were used. It is identified that the construction process is a combination of fabrication and assembly processes with different characteristics such as layout, material flow, information flow, and work element. It can be concluded that certain construction techniques like pre-fabrication soften the construction peculiarities.
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Arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution method in the construction industry of Sri Lanka
(2012-06) Abeynayake, M; Weddikkara, C; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
The construction industry in Sri Lanka covers a complex and comprehensive field of activities. Disputes might arise at any point during the construction process. Dispute resolution systems are changed with the interaction of the parties. Arbitration is a voluntary procedure available as an alternative resolution to litigation, however not enforceable as the means of settling disputes except where the parties have entered into an arbitration agreement. Construction claims tend to be of the most technical nature - intensive and multifaceted than most other commercial disputes. The desirable features of arbitration are fast, inexpensive, fair, simple, flexibility, confidentiality, minimum delay. Sri Lanka Arbitration Act No. 11 of 1995 stated arbitration principles and UNCITRAL Model Law. However, there is a necessity to reviewing and improving of the arbitration practice periodically in order to minimise the cost and complexity of the procedure. This research is ultimately aims to assess significant attributes of arbitration in construction industry of Sri Lanka. This paper reports on findings gained from the literature review and preliminary survey conducted to explore the current status of arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution method in Sri Lankan construction industry. Current findings indicate that the construction professionals have minimum level of satisfaction on the current arbitration practice; however, they believe that arbitration is an effective mechanism for dispute resolution. The results of this study enabled to gain an understanding on the current arbitration practice and its significance and offer suggestions to improve current arbitration practices in the Sri Lankan construction industry.
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Building energy consumption factors: a literature review and future research agenda
(2012-06) De Silva, MNK; Sandanayake, YG; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
The Sri Lankan energy supply system faces several major strategic challenges due to high annual electricity demand growth rate and hence it is required to double the electricity generation capacity in every ten years. Ministry of Power and Energy predicted regular power cuts in the foreseeable future due to lack of rainfall within the hydro-catchments areas. In the coming years, oil price hikes will have a great impact on the operation of thermal power plants. Sri Lanka has now become the highest electricity bill spender in Asia and the status of energy poverty seems rather alarming. Sri Lankan energy statistics confirm that the building sector has contributed heavily on the energy, exceeding the industrial and transportation sectors. Occupant behaviour toward energy consumption have a significant impact on energy poverty and the initiation of large scale development projects after the three decades conflict pave the way to energy poverty to step up. In order to alleviate energy poverty, it is important to investigate the factors influencing the building energy consumption and their impact on power crisis. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to critically review the factors affecting building energy consumption. A comprehensive literature review and a desk study of Sri Lankan energy reports were used out to investigate the power crisis in Sri Lanka and the factors influencing building energy consumption. Five factors and 36 sub factors identified from the literature review will be used to identify critical factors affecting building energy consumption during the next phase of the study.
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Building information modelling for Sri Lankan construction industry
(2012-06) Jayasena, HS; Weddikkara, C; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is relatively a new buzzword in the Construction Industry; however BIM is not yet practiced in Sri Lankan construction industry and not many in the industry know about it. BIM is now becoming popular and likely to be industry standard for project design and hence a key tool in project procurement in future. Integration of BIM into project development life cycle would create deviations in traditional parameters of procurement systems. As a result, a construction industry in which building procurement is based on BIM is thought to be quite different from the today’s systems. The industry needs to understand its potentials in order to develop strategies for BIM integration. Under this context, a research is conducted with broader aim of integrating BIM in Sri Lankan construction industry. This paper is presented with its preliminary findings from a literature review on features and requisites of BIM, developing logical conclusions in terms of BIM’s potentials for Sri Lankan construction industry. It finds that BIM leads to a more efficient industry and will save both time and cost; and the technology is unlikely to be a significant barrier for BIM implementation.
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Comparison of key competences of clients and design-build contractors in the construction market of the people’s republic of China (PRC)
(2012-06) Xia, B; Chan, APC; Zuo, J; Xia, B., Chan, A.P.C., & Zuo, J. (2012). In S. Senaratne & Y.G. Sandanayake (Eds.), Global challenges in construction industry (pp. pp. 427-433). Ceylon Institute of Builders. https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2012-Proceedings.pdf; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
Clients and Design-Build (DB) contractors are two key stakeholders in DB projects, and contribute significantly to the successful project performance. This study aims to identify and compare such key competences in the construction market of the PRC. After the survey of available literature and face-toface interviews, a two-round Delphi questionnaire survey was conducted to identify the key competences of clients and DB contractors in DB projects. Relative importance of these identified competences were ranked and compared. The questionnaire results indicated distinct differences between the key competences of clients and that of contractors. The contractor’s key competences emphasise on DB experience, corporate management capability, building and design expertise, financial capability, enterprise qualification and reputation. While the client’s competences focus on the ability to clearly define the project scope and requirements, financial capacity, contract management ability, adequate staff, effective coordination with DB contractor and similar DB experience. Both clients and DB contractors should clearly understand the competence requirements in DB projects and possess all the necessary competences for the successful outcome of DB projects. The identification of these key competences provides clients and DB contractors with indicators to assess their capabilities before going for the DB option. Furthermore, the comparison of competences for clients and DB contractors will result in better understanding of DB system and improve the communication between these stakeholders.
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A conceptual framework for client financed construction and non-traditional approaches for financing construction work
(2012-06) Abeysekera, V; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
The basic premise of the client-financed-construction philosophy is that those who commission service providers must not only pay for their services for the cost of their labour, materials, plant and equipment but do so in a manner that adds value to all parties. A new framework for proposing, evaluating and implementing such systems has been conceived which is used for evaluating three nontraditional approaches for financing construction work, and thereby validating the framework. The three approaches, namely, ‘rolling advance payment’, ‘rolling material price advance’, and ‘direct financing’ have been described and analysed with the ‘rolling advance payment’ approach being described as a revolutionary approach for solving problems connected with financing contractors and as an approach that has much potential to add value to all parties. The two systems are particularly useful as a crisis management system in projects saddled with cash flow problems bringing ‘life’ to almost ‘dead’ projects with potential benefits to all parties. The paper calls for good construction project management as an essential condition for implementing these schemes with particular attention given to risk management and local construction culture.
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Conceptual framework of decision support model for the selection of structural frame material to achieve sustainability and constructability in singapore
(2012-06) Zhong, Y; Teo, EAL; Ling, FYY; Ofori, G; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
The construction industry plays a significant role not only in economic growth, but also in environmental impacts. As the global recognition on sustainable development, the construction industry is now highly challenged from high material consumption, energy consumption, CO2 emission, and social problems. In addition, Singapore government has launched buildability appraisal system and productivity enhancement scheme to encourage construction industry improve productivity. Under the pressure of reducing environmental impacts and increasing productivity, economic goal is not the only factor that should be considered when doing decision making. There is a clear need for a link between economic performance, environmental performance and productivity performance. Sustainability philosophy and constructability philosophy are useful when establishing such a link. However, little has been done on the connection between constructability principles and sustainable development. This paper presents a holistic framework to show the factors that affect the decision making on selecting structural materials. Based on the framework, a decision support model is established using Multiattribute value technique. The weights of 1st level factors and 2nd level attributes have been computed using AHP method and 1-5 likert scale method. The rating method is offered as well.
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Cost overrun assessment for green construction project
(2012-06) Arun, CS; Narayanan, L; Gaurav, A; Krishna, N; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
Green construction projects are initiated in complex and dynamic environments resulting in circumstances of high uncertainty and risk, which are compounded by demanding cost and time constraints. This paper describes a systematic way to consider and quantify uncertainty in green construction process based on LEED rating system adopted by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). The system incorporates knowledge and experience acquired from many experts, project-specific information, decision analysis techniques, and a simulation model to predict risks for different green ratings in the construction schedule at the initiation of a project. The model provides sensitivity analyses for different outcomes wherein the effect of critical and significant risk factors can be evaluated. The study focuses on lessons learned from past projects and describes a risk assessment process involving typical inputs and expected outputs. The paper also investigates practical applications of risk management in green construction industry.
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Developing a framework to benchmark operational energy in sustainable commercial buildings in sri lanka
(2012-06) De Silva, MNK; Chandratilake, SR; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
Benchmarking of operational energy efficiency stands for an influential tool to promote the efficient use of energy in buildings. This research stands for developing a framework to benchmark operational energy efficiency in sustainable commercial buildings in Sri Lanka. The developed framework offers the opportunity to achieve advance efficiency in energy, compares to the buildings which are just built to code. The benchmark is to be served as a referencing point of comparing and contrasting best practices within local context, while offering a realistic energy goal and eligibility to sustainability. The developed framework can be adapted to any context in order to benchmark operational energy consumption as well as any other sustainability domains such as water, indoor environmental quality and site development. The motivation behind this paper is to provide an energy benchmarking framework to evaluate the facility, which gives competitive advantages and better approach to the upcoming challenges in the fast growing world.
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Developing sustainable relationships through public private people partnership (4p) projects
(2012-06) Zou, W; Zhang, J; Kumaraswamy, M; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
Public Private Partnership (PPP) are sometimes used to procure public infrastructure, if deemed useful in mobilising private finance and expertise for generating innovations and enhanced ‘value’. However, when delivering desired ‘value’ to specific end-users, we should not neglect ‘overall value’ for the sustainable development of the parent community/society. To address such holistic issues in suitable broader-based projects, wider-ranging ‘Public Private People Partnership’ (4P) arrangements are proposed to invite and integrate contributions from societal stakeholders through relevant bodies, e.g. social enterprises, NGOs, academia and professional institutions. Selecting and integrating such stakeholders in a properly structured 4P procurement and operational framework can help formulate more widely acceptable and sustainable designs and mobilise more resources for procurement, construction, maintenance and operation of built assets. This will also help to address grass roots aspirations and concerns earlier, rather than try to resolve conflicts later. However, a major barrier to involving more stakeholders in already complex projects arises in managing their inputs, and relationships, while optimising outputs. Based on literature review and structured interviews, this paper presents pros and cons of using 4P in selected scenarios such as post-disaster reconstruction. Initial findings confirm that a 4P approach requires superior relationship management. This paper also draws on another study that highlighted the often neglected importance of relationship management in ‘traditional’ PPP projects. Combining these findings, a case is made for improving relationship management by mobilising the additional P (‘people’) to appropriate extents in selected PPP projects, so as to identify, prioritise and harmonise diverse stakeholder objectives and target optimal ‘overall value’ with sustainable relationships aimed at common goals.
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Disaster risk reduction measures in Bangladesh
(2012-06) Kulatunga, U; Wedawatta, G; Amaratunga, D; Ahmed, P.; Biswas, R; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
Disasters damage the entire economy of the country when they predominantly take place in developing countries. While no country in the world is entirely safe, lack of capacity to limit the impact of hazards has made developing countries being the most vulnerable nations to natural disasters. Bangladesh is being identified as a country that is vulnerable to climate change and subsequent natural disasters every year. Dense population and poverty has reduced the adaptability of Bangladesh in disastrous situations thus further increasing severity of impact from disasters. Owing to geographical settings, Bangladesh is currently ranked as one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries in the world. The frequent natural hazards such as cyclones, storm surges, floods, droughts, tornados, riverbank erosions, earthquakes, arsenic contamination of groundwater and landslides account for significant losses in human lives and physical assets while effects are further reflected in social settings, ecosystems and the economic well-being of the country. This paper evaluates the types of natural disasters Bangladesh is subjecting to, how they have affected the Bangladesh community and existing disaster risk reduction strategies. Paper also evaluates four main domains of disaster vulnerability reduction measures namely physical, engineering, structural and organisational. Existing disaster risk reduction strategies adopted in Bangladesh are linked with the aforementioned four domains of disaster vulnerability reduction measures. A comprehensive literature review is used as the research method. Literature synthesis suggests that Bangladesh is being using a combination of disaster risk reduction measures ranging from technical to social measures.
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Does “front-end planning”work for the Singapore construction industry?
(2012-06) Hawang, B; Ho, JW; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
While technology advancement resulted in a spiral increase of complexity in construction projects, it tends to be unmatched with an equal increase in planning effort, especially at the pre-construction stage. Front-End Planning (FEP) is relatively new to the Singapore construction industry and its importance is not well recognised. As a result, this study aims to identify the implementation status of FEP in the Singapore construction industry and to analyse its impact on project performance, in order to encourage more organisations to practice and benefit from it. A questionnaire was developed and 327 projects from 27 companies were investigated. The analysis result revealed that about 40% of the companies and projects surveyed practiced FEP. In addition, the analysis reported that FEP can reduce project schedule and cost by up to 15%. Recognising the implementation status and impacts of FEP will be a starting point to improve project performance and to better manage projects, ultimately allowing the Singapore construction industry to significantly increase opportunities for project success.
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The economic cost of landslides in Hali-Ela divisional secretariat of Sri Lanka
(2012-06) Samaraweera, GRSRC; Rathnayaka, RML; Jagoda, DJ; Sriyani, HGD; Samaraweera, G.R.S.R.C., Rathnayaka, R.M.L., Jagoda, D.J. & Sriyani, H.G.D. (2012). The economic cost of landslides in Hali-Ela divisional secretariat of Sri Lanka. In S. Senaratne & Y.G. Sandanayake (Eds.), Global challenges in construction industry (pp. 323-333). Ceylon Institute of Builders. https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2012-Proceedings.pdf; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
Landslides which cause degradation of slopes through soil loss is one of the major climate related disasters in Sri Lanka and the highest number of landslides was recorded in Badulla district. This study attempts to identify the economic costs of landslides in Hali-Ela Divisional Secretariat Division (DSD) which recorded the highest number of displaced people in recent landslides in the Badulla District. Primary data collected through a questionnaire was used for this study. Two stage cluster sampling technique was used to select 160 households in six Grama Niladhari (GN) divisions including Bogahamadiththa (20), Spreenweli (40), Panakenniya (20), Kandana (25), Bulatwatta (25) and Ketawala (30) from the 57 GNs in Hali-Ela DSD and the systematic random sampling technique was used to select households. Descriptive statistics, simple regression and chi-square test are used for the analysis. Majority of the sample are in high (46.8%) and medium risk (34%) areas of landslides. Mean distance between house and the nearest recent landslide is recorded as 478m. Landslides have both direct and indirect economic costs. Regarding direct costs, mean damage cost and mean replacement cost for last five years are recorded as Rs.115,790.91 and Rs.78,954.55 respectively showing that only half of the damage is recovering. Regarding indirect economic costs, land value has been deteriorating due to landslides as found by the positive relationship between the land value and the distance to the nearest landslide using hedonic pricing approach. The uncertainty created by the risk of landslide reverses the overall development of the household (62%) including delay of housing construction (62%), agricultural activities (21.6%), road construction (9.3%) and getting electricity (5.2%).
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Electronic procurement system: a case of ministry of water supply and drainage in Sri Lanka
(2012-06) Gunawardhana, KAP; Karunasena, GI; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
The Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage (MWS&D) has placed the highest priority to provide safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities to the community. It is imperative to ensure speed, transparency, Value for Money (VFM), and integrity in all the development spheres to achieve desired result, in line with on time completion, quality achievement, and cost efficiency when procure the goods, works, and consultancy and other services. However, majority of water supply projects of the Ministry have based on the funds from the foreign funding agencies even though, inadequate capacities of existing manual procurement process to work compatible with the funding agencies procurement policy is a critical issue. Accordingly, in this study explored the concept of e-procurement as an instrument to modernise, simplify, and improve the existing manual process. Case study approach was selected and officers of the each and every profession of the MWS&D, National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWS&DB), and the registered contractors of the Ministry were selected for collect the data on the existing manual procurement process, gaps, and requirements. Semi-structured interviews and observations were carried out as main data collection techniques. Experienced professionals in the field of procurement were also consulted to ascertain their opinions on verification of the feasibility of the scope of the proposed e-procurement system. Findings of the study analysed and presented by using Content Analysis and Cognitive Mapping. Results verified the possibility of introducing and implementing the e-procurement system to the MWS&D by using available resources, infrastructure, and capacity with the Information Technology facilities and legal sanction on e-documents under the two phases.
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Fostering creativity in construction education: finding the meaning of creativity within construction industry
(2012-06) Gunarathne, N; Wijesundara, J; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
Many industries today attempt to meet their global challenges through two simple words: creativity and innovation. Construction industry more related to being a creative industry find no exemption. It constitute of realising buildings in Architecture and infrastructure in Engineering through technological interventions. It is an industry that relates to artistic, scientific and technical knowledge. Education in construction industry should also consider this complex nature and fostering creativity will differ from one subject area to another. One such basis for determining a definition and identifying a nuance of the creativity would be to interpret the creative definition into the education objectives: Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes. The composition of these three may differ from one discipline to another but a similar mechanism could be used to educate to foster creativity in any knowledge base either artistic, scientific or technical. First step in this process is to find a working definition to creativity or innovation in the particular knowledge base, discipline or field. It could be done by simply asking “what does it meant to be creative in construction industry?” for the purpose of this paper or asking a similar question pertaining to any industry in a similar manner to kick-off a series of inner thoughts.
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Green building concept to facilitating high quality indoor environment for building occupants in Sri Lanka
(2012-06) Mallawaarachchi, BH; De Silva, ML; Rameezdeen, R; Chandrathilaka, SR; Mallawaarachchi, B.H., De Silva, M.L., Rameezdeen, R., & Chandrathilaka, S.R. (2012). Green building concept to facilitating high quality indoor environment for building occupants in Sri Lanka. In S. Senaratne & Y.G. Sandanayake (Eds.), Global challenges in construction industry (pp. 237-246). Ceylon Institute of Builders. https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2012-Proceedings.pdf; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
Well-being is an important aspect determining the quality of life of an occupant. Hence, it is essential to have a good indoor environmental quality, as it affects the productivity and health of such occupants. Further, indoor air quality, acoustic, day-lighting and thermal comfort contribute to better indoor environment quality, and have a positive effect on an occupant's productivity and performance. Accordingly, many studies believed that the green building design will become more common practice once the human benefits are identified, primarily the productivity gains believed to be associated with the provision of high quality indoor environments. Hence, buildings are increasingly designed or required to be ‘green’ in recent years, giving the quality of the indoor environment new importance. Therefore, several green building assessment tools have been applied worldwide namely, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficiency (CASBEE) and Green Star etc in facilitating high quality indoor environment. Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) has considered as a major criteria in such tools. Thus, various IEQ factors relate to temperature and humidity, acoustic, ventilation, indoor air quality, day lighting and lighting quality, thermal comfort and access to views have been considered in these techniques. Similarly in Sri Lanka, GREENSL® Rating System is applied for buildings in local context so as to obtain green certification. Even though, it emerges IEQ as an important aspect, it is considerably less compared to other domains. Thus, four green assessment tools were suggested which can be applied for buildings in Sri Lankan context through the review of key research papers. Accordingly, such green building tools can be considered for Sri Lankan buildings as a new concept/tool or even the existing system can be further enhanced so as to provide a better quality indoor environment for building occupants.
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Impact of green concept on business objectives of an organisation
(2012-06) Waidyasekara, KGAS; Sandamali, RLN; Senaratne, S; Sandanayake, YG
Today, the world is moving towards green concepts which focus on increasing efficiency of resources while reducing impact on human health, productivity and environment. As a result, many companies are incorporating the green practices into their daily operations. Whereas, the rest of the world moves towards sustainable development, a very few number of green buildings are functioning in Sri Lanka. Within this emerging culture, this research has addressed, how green building concept influences in achieving the business objectives of an organisation with many aspects than conventional buildings. The research method used for this study was qualitative. Case studies were conducted to ascertain the research aim and objectives. Two green buildings were selected from apparel industries. Semistructured interviews were conducted among a selected experts panel and mainly content analysis was used to analyse data. The results discussed compatibility of the green concept for Sri Lankan organisations and deliberated how the green process achieves the cooperative objectives of organisation and sub-objectives of individual departments. Moreover, it was found that there is a positive impact of green building concept to achieve business objectives of an organisation and discussed the benefits gained in terms of financial, social, environmental and technical aspects.