All Outputs (3)

Economic performance of green walls: A systematic review (2022)
Presentation / Conference
U.G.D., M., Ramachandra, T., & Geekiyanage, D. (2022, June). Economic performance of green walls: A systematic review. Paper presented at 10th World Construction Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Green walls are becoming an interesting solution to address the potential issues due to loss of greenery in the urban built environment. Even though green walls offer numerous benefits, the application pace of this concept seems slow in many parts of... Read More about Economic performance of green walls: A systematic review.

Running costs indices for commercial buildings using the hedonic price imputation approach: a case of Sri Lanka (2021)
Journal Article
Hemba Geekiyanage, M., & Ramachandra, T. (in press). Running costs indices for commercial buildings using the hedonic price imputation approach: a case of Sri Lanka. Construction Management and Economics, 39(8), 704-721. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2021.1950790

Running expenses of a building consume a substantial share of its total life cycle cost and range between 70 and 80% in commercial buildings. Despite this, investment decisions are primarily based on construction costs due to the absence of a reliabl... Read More about Running costs indices for commercial buildings using the hedonic price imputation approach: a case of Sri Lanka.

Significant Factors Influencing Operational and Maintenance (O&M) Costs of Commercial Buildings (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Geekiyanage, D., & Ramachandra, T. (2018, June). Significant Factors Influencing Operational and Maintenance (O&M) Costs of Commercial Buildings. Paper presented at The 7th World Construction Symposium 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Usually, the costs incurred during the operational phase of a building are much greater than the initial construction cost. Amongst, the running cost of a typical commercial building varies between 70-80% of its total LCC depending on its determinan... Read More about Significant Factors Influencing Operational and Maintenance (O&M) Costs of Commercial Buildings.