Symposium Proceedings and Photos
WCS 2024
The Twelfth World Construction Symposium (WCS 2024)
The 12th World Construction Symposium 2024 (WCS 2024) on “Empowering Construction Industry: Towards Sustainable Development Goals” was successfully held in a hybrid format from 9-10 August 2024. This year’s symposium marked the 12th milestone of this prestigious series, which has been held annually since 2012. Over the years, the WCS has grown in recognition and prominence, attracting participants from both academia and industry worldwide.
Amidst Sri Lanka’s continuing economic recovery, the symposium provided a vital platform for discussions on sustainable practices and innovations in the construction industry. For the first time since the pandemic, we are thrilled to return to in-person participation while maintaining a virtual component to enable wider international engagement.
The event was jointly organized by the Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB) and the Building Economics and Management Research Unit (BEMRU), Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa. Key international partners included Western Sydney University, Australia; The University of Newcastle, Australia; Deakin University, Australia; Massey University, New Zealand; The University of Adelaide, Australia; Colombo School of Construction Technology (CSCT), Sri Lanka; and the Built Environment Project and Asset Management (BEPAM) Journal, published by Emerald Group Publishing. Full papers presented at WCS 2024 are indexed in Scopus.
The following awards were presented at the symposium.
BEPAM Journal Best Paper Award:
Blueprint for a natural language processing powered nexus for regulatory and legal landscape in construction by P.V.I.N. Saparamadu, H.S. Jayasena and B.A.I. Eranga
BEPAM Journal Highly Commended Paper Awards:
Influence of behavioural constructs on building practitioner’s minimal compliance with residential building energy performance standards in Australia by Yi Lu, Gayani Karunasena and Chunlu Liu
Financing scheme for the transit-oriented development projects in Indonesia by Mohammed Ali Berawi, Pradhana Listio Wicaksono, Gunawan Saroji, Mustika Sari and Perdana Miraj
CIOB Best Paper Award:
Revamping the land acquisition process for infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka: Strategies for streamlining the existing process by U.D.R.E. Ruwanpura, B.A.K.S. Perera and K.A.T.O. Ranadewa
CIOB Highly Commended Paper Award:
The need for a climate database for facilities managers to mitigate the climate change implications on buildings by M.N.U. Maddakandage and P. Sridarran
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