Table of contents - Special Issue: Revamping design, construction and operations for boosting built asset sustainability
Guest Editors: Anuradha Waidyasekara, Sepani Senaratne
Exploring the feasibility of blockchain technology as an infrastructure for improving built asset sustainability
Alireza Shojaei, Jun Wang, Andriel FennerThe purpose of this paper is to show the feasibility of blockchain technology to perform as an infrastructure for improving built asset sustainability by providing all the…
An integrated approach of Lean-Green construction: Sri Lankan perspective
T.P.W.S.I. Pandithawatta, N. Zainudeen, C.S.R. PereraConstruction industry hesitates to associate Green concepts on building projects mainly due to its high initial investment cost. Even if it is economical in the long run, often…
MyCREST embedded framework for enhancing the adoption of green office building development in Sarawak
Chukwuka Christian Ohueri, Wallace Imoudu Enegbuma, Hadina HabilGreen building development practices reduce carbon footprint and promote sustainability in the built environment. To foster green building construction in Malaysia, several…
Renewable energy sources and technologies in commercial buildings: Understanding the Nigerian experience
Maria Unuigbe, Sambo Lyson Zulu, David JohnstonThe purpose of this paper is to explore the perceptions and experiences of building practitioners in the adoption of renewable energy (RE) in commercial buildings in Nigeria.
Prospects and restraints of green roofs for high-rise buildings in Sri Lanka
Subaskar Charles, Herath Vidyaratne, Damithri Gayashini MelagodaGreen roofs are acknowledged as a method to substitute greenery washed out by the urbanization. They provide many ecological and sustainable benefits of greenery; reduce the…
Environmental sustainability of facilities management: Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) based model for evaluation
Nimesha Sahani Jayasena, Harshini Mallawaarachchi, Lalith De SilvaRapid changes in the environment escalate the requirement of environmental sustainability assessment within built environment. The purpose of this paper is to model the…
Overcoming barriers for building energy efficiency retrofits: insights from hotel retrofits in Sri Lanka
M.F.F. Fasna, Sachie GunatilakeDespite the pressures around the world to retrofit existing buildings to have higher energy performance, still the level of adoption and implementation of Building Energy…
Design toolkits for campus open spaces from post-occupancy evaluations of federal universities in South-west Nigeria
Joseph Adeniran Adedeji, Joseph Akinlabi Fadamiro, Timothy Oluseyi OdeyaleParticipatory design strategy through post-occupancy evaluation of built assets is a feedback mechanism into the design process. This paper draws upon a wider empirical study that…

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- Prof. Mohan Kumaraswamy