scholarly journals Promoting the facilities management profession in the project development phase of high-rise buildings in Sri Lanka

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nayanthara De Silva
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Development Phase ◽  
Project Development ◽  
High Rise

Prospects and restraints of green roofs for high-rise buildings in Sri Lanka

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-260
Author(s):  
Subaskar Charles ◽  
Herath Vidyaratne ◽  
Damithri Gayashini Melagoda
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Green Roof ◽  
Green Roofs ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Expert Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Rise ◽  
The Government

Purpose Green 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 adverse effects of high-rise building constructions. Though this concept is more popular across many countries over the past few decades, still, implementation of this technology in Sri Lanka is new and scant. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the potential of green roofs in high-rise buildings in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach The data collection was conducted through expert interviews and questionnaire survey. Expert interviews were carried out to validate the prospects and restraints identified through literature review to the Sri Lankan context and analyzed using content analysis. Questionnaire survey identified the most significant prospects and restraints using descriptive statistics and paired sample t-test. Purposive sampling was used to select participants. Findings Reduction of air pollution, aesthetical appearance, thermal benefits and energy savings, reduction of an urban heat island effect, the addition of points in the green rating system are the top most significant prospects that need to be highlighted in promoting green roof systems in Sri Lankan high rises. Less space allocation on rooftops, lack of technical competence and lack of awareness and research are restraints that need most effective elimination strategies to encourage green roof systems. Originality/value The first identified and quantified prospects and restraints for green roof system in Sri Lankan high-rise buildings can be utilized by the government, donors, multi-lateral agencies to promote the sustainable development in Sri Lanka and this knowledge could be used in different scale awareness programs. The value of this paper is such that the paper discusses the links of green roofs with the other facets of sustainability. The new legal reforms and amendments in Sri Lanka could potentially be pending with findings of this study.

scholarly journals Facilities management in high rise buildings using building information modeling

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phong Thanh Nguyen ◽  
◽  
Thu Anh Nguyen ◽  
Ninh Truong Huu Ha ◽  
Thuy Ninh Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Building Information

scholarly journals EXPLORING CHALLENGES AND DRIVERS OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT OUTSOURCING IN SRI LANKA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.F. FAYASA ◽  
◽  
NAYANTHARA DE SILVA ◽  
MOHAN KUMARASWAMY ◽  
JOSEPH H.K. LAI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Sourcing Strategies ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Sourcing Strategy ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness

There has been a growing trend of organisations adopting a sourcing strategy that increases their competitive advantages through improving the performance of their facilities management (FM) services. Facilities Management Outsourcing (FMO) is a management strategy whereby FM services are contracted to one or more external providers with the aim of improving organisational efficiency and effectiveness. However, this kind of contract procurement is yet to acquire its full potential in Sri Lanka and thus, it is vital to unfold its current status and make suggestions for enhancement. Therefore, a study was conducted to investigate the existing FMO challenges, drivers and the strategies to overcome those challenges in Sri Lanka. Initially, a literature review was made on FM services sourcing strategies, challenges and drivers of FMO. Then a qualitative approach was taken to carry out semi-structured interviews with six FM experts in the industry. The data captured was structured and analysed by using a manual content analysis method. Fourteen challenges and eleven drivers were revealed as significant to FMO. The results of this research, which contribute to the understanding on FMO, serve as a cornerstone upon which further studies can be pursued in the context of FM in Sri Lanka and countries in a similar state of FM development.

Embodied carbon reduction strategies for high-rise buildings in Sri Lanka

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Thakshila Kumari ◽  
Udayangani Kulathunga ◽  
Thathsarani Hewavitharana ◽  
Nandun Madusanka
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Carbon Reduction ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Embodied Carbon ◽  
Reduction Strategies

Key performance indicators for measuring performance of facilities management services in hotel buildings: a study from Sri Lanka

Facilities ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miyami Dasandara ◽  
Piumi Dissanayake ◽  
Devsayura Jude Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Expert Interviews ◽  
Expert Survey ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mixed Approach

Purpose The concept of facilities management (FM) has been acknowledged as a novel avenue brought in to ensure productivity and customer satisfaction in the Sri Lankan hotel industry. Accordingly, performance measurement (PM) has become a crucial entity, where key performance indicators (KPIs) have become the most important instruments of PM in determining how well these FM services are performing. Unfortunately, nowadays, the service quality of hotel buildings has significantly retreated due to the absence of a proper PM system with relevant KPIs. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify relevant KPIs to measure the performance of the FM services in Sri Lankan hotel buildings. Design/methodology/approach A mixed approach was used to conduct this study. Data were gathered through expert interviews and an expert survey. The expert interviews were conducted to identify the relevancy of KPIs that are discovered through literature review to the Sri Lankan context, and the expert survey was conducted to identify their level of importance. Collected data were analysed using content and statistical data analysis methods. Findings Empirical findings revealed that a PM system with relevant KPIs can be identified as a crucial requirement for FM services in hotel buildings in Sri Lanka to meet the customer needs successfully. Adequate and relevant KPIs are significantly vital for an effective PM system for FM services. Thus, ultimately, 68 most important KPIs have been captured amongst the generally identified KPIs, which can be used in developing a proper PM system to measure the performance of FM services in hotel buildings. Originality/value The previous studies have just focused on the PM in FM services in a general manner where a significant dearth in existing knowledge can be identified when it comes to exploring relevant KPIs for an effective PM system to be implemented in hotel buildings in Sri Lanka to measure the performance of FM services. Accordingly, the current study unveils the most important KPIs, which can be used in measuring the performance of FM services in hotel buildings. The study recommends the use of a proper PM system with identified KPIs by respective industry practitioners to enrich the performance of FM services in hotel buildings in Sri Lanka and thereby achieve the ultimate goals successfully.

‘Sahaspura’: the first high-rise housing project for low-income people in Colombo, Sri Lanka

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thushara Chaminda Samaratunga ◽  
Daniel O'Hare
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Housing Project ◽  
High Rise

scholarly journals Environmental justice and project development : the Sri Lankan experience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liana Anoushka Pullenayegem
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Project Development ◽  
The West ◽  
Environmental Injustice ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Methodological Approaches

Despite large contributions from academia, there is a significant lack of indicators against which to measure environmental injustice, particularly with regard to project development in developing countries such as Sri Lanka. Indicators and methodological approaches that have been developed and are being used in the West are mostly irrelevant since the types of environmental injustices experienced in the two regions are different. This study presents an "environmental justice matrix", a tool consisting of selected indicators that represent a variety of issues that have the potential to cause environmental injustice and that are encountered during the different phases of project development in Sri Lanka. The matrix is designed to evaluate the degree of environmental injustice that may arise during project development and should serve to keep environmental justice front and centre of every stage of the project, especially during the assessment and decision making processes. The value of this tool is illustrated by assessing two large infrastructure projects against the matrix.

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