Built Environment Project and Asset Management: Volume 6 Issue 4

Guest editorial

Udayangani Kulatunga, Bingunath Ingirige

Primary BIM dataset for refurbishing flood risk vulnerable housing in the UK

Ki Pyung Kim, Kenneth S. Park

The purpose of this paper is to identify primary housing information data set to make an informed decision for key stakeholders to determine the most cost effective refurbishment…

Disaster risk reduction infrastructure requirements for South-Western Bangladesh: Perspectives of local communities

Gayan Wedawatta, Udayangani Kulatunga, Dilanthi Amaratunga, Ahmed Parvez

Development of effective disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies for communities at risk of being affected by natural disasters is considered essential, especially in the wake of…

Capacity building of institutions for disaster risk reduction: Learning from communities as first responders

Jo Rose, Janaka Jayawickrama

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the role of local communities in responding to crises and disasters. The paper highlights that most communities have their own…

Disaster vulnerability of Emirati energy sector and barriers to enhance resilience

Chaminda Pathirage, Khalifa Al-Khaili

United Arab Emirates (UAE) has experienced various natural and man-made hazards. The energy sector dominates in the UAE and protection of this critical infrastructure against any…

Measuring eco-roof mitigation on flash floods via GIS simulation

Chunlu Liu, Yan Li

The rapid and ongoing expansion of urbanised impervious areas could lead to more frequent flood inundation in urban flood-prone regions. Nowadays, urban flood inundation induced…

A conceptual framework for understanding resilience of construction SMEs to extreme weather events

Gayan Wedawatta, Bingunath Ingirige

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which form a significant portion in many economies, are some of the most vulnerable to the impact of extreme weather events (EWEs). This…