All Outputs (4)

A Holistic Approach for Fostering Community Engagement in the Decision-Making of Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning and Development (2023)
Thesis
Geekiyanage, D. (2023). A Holistic Approach for Fostering Community Engagement in the Decision-Making of Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning and Development. (Thesis). The University of Salford

In the face of increasing extreme climate events, communities are often excluded from decision-making during pre-disaster and urban planning, despite their tacit knowledge and experience in disaster response and recovery. This marginalisation poses a... Read More about A Holistic Approach for Fostering Community Engagement in the Decision-Making of Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning and Development.

Assessment of costs and benefits of green retrofit technologies: Case study of hotel buildings in Sri Lanka (2023)
Journal Article
Periyannan, E., Ramachandra, T., & Geekiyanage, D. (2023). Assessment of costs and benefits of green retrofit technologies: Case study of hotel buildings in Sri Lanka. Journal of Building Engineering, 78, 107631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107631

With the rising impact of greenhouse gas emissions, resource depletion, and the global interest in sustainability advancements within all sectors, construction industry practitioners are also interested in incorporating sustainable features and pract... Read More about Assessment of costs and benefits of green retrofit technologies: Case study of hotel buildings in Sri Lanka.

Comparative study on life cycle assessment of buildings in developed countries and Sri Lanka (2021)
Journal Article
Amarasinghe, I., Soorige, D., & Hemba Geekiyanage, M. Comparative study on life cycle assessment of buildings in developed countries and Sri Lanka. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 11(2), 304-329. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-10-2019-0090

Purpose Life cycle assessment (LCA) has considerably contributed to increasing the environmental friendliness of buildings in developed countries. However, it is hard to find evidence on the application of LCA for buildings in developing countries;... Read More about Comparative study on life cycle assessment of buildings in developed countries and Sri Lanka.

A model for estimating cooling energy demand at early design stage of condominiums (2019)
Journal Article
Hemba Geekiyanage, M., & Ramachandra, T. (in press). A model for estimating cooling energy demand at early design stage of condominiums. Journal of Building Engineering, 17, 43-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2018.01.011

Amongst the energy end-use sectors of an economy, residential buildings have become the dominant by consuming 50–70% of operational energy for Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC). Surprisingly, in Sri Lanka, energy consumption for space coo... Read More about A model for estimating cooling energy demand at early design stage of condominiums.