Name: Dr. (Archt.) FR Arooz
Position: Senior Lecturer – Grade II
E-mail: frarooz@kdu.ac.lk / rizznaz@gmail.com
Contact Number: +9471 260 3571
Qualification
Teaching areas
Research interests
Award & Grant
Memberships
Executive & other positions
Editorial work
Publications
Work experience
Other
Qualification
Academic
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, 2015-2019, Construction Engineering & Management Division, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa. Sri Lanka.
- PG Dip. In Urban Design, 2013-2014, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa. Sri Lanka
- B. [Arch] – Bachelor of Architecture Degree, 2007- 2012, (First class), Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa. Sri Lanka.
Non-academic qualification and professional training
- Successfully completed the online course of the “Researcher Connect Programme” conducted by British Council from 20th to 23rd January 2025 and 27th to 30th January 2025.
- Successfully completed the online course on “Systematic Literature Review (SLR) with Bibliometric Analysis: a way of manuscript writing with PRISMA” conducted by Institute of Applied Statistics Sri Lanka (IASSL) from 5th March 2023 to 2nd April 2023.
- Successfully completed the ERASMUS+ three-day workshop programme conducted by International Center for Higher Education (Pvt) Ltd (ICHE) on 16th, 17th and 18th of February 2023
- Successfully completed the Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE) Programme, which consisted of Education Technology, University System, Ethics & Professionalism and Research Methodology modules covering 150 hours of coursework conducted by staff development centre of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University from 24th February 2022 to 27th October 2022.
- Successfully completed professional training programme on consultant development in ISO 50001:2018, Energy Management System (EnMS) conducted in February 2020 by National Cleaner Production Centre, Sri Lanka.
Professional qualifications/ Affiliations
- Associate Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA) – CA 15186
- Full member of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) -Member ID: 13631 (from 11th March 2022)
- Associate Professional of Green Building Council, Sri Lanka (GBCSL) – ASSP-09-529
- Life Member of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) – 10090/C
- Member of Institute of Environmental Professionals Sri Lanka (IEPSL) – M00681
- Corporate Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Urban Designers (SLIUD) – M20
Teaching areas
- Advanced Construction Technology
- Sustainable Design and Alternative Technology
- Urban Design
- Urban Climate and Climate-Sensitive Design
- Office Management
- Construction Contract Administration
- Research Methods
Research interests
- Architecture
- Developing bio-based construction materials to improve the sustainability of building designs
Ongoing research areas:
- Earthen thin shell slab systems for low-cost housing applications
- Fabric Mud-Concrete
- Textile reinforced Mud-Concrete
- 3d printing through Mud-Concrete technology
- Experimental study to reuse fabric waste as an alternative material for building interiors.
- Developing decision-making models to enhance knowledge on sustainability applications in building
- Urban climate, community and regional planning
Award & Grant
Awards:
- Academic student design project (Year 04 – Semester II) of Nomad community cultural centre which was done to empower, “Ahikuntika”- Gypsy community at Kudagama in 2010 funded by Dilmah Conservation was selected for actual construction under the supervision of public consultancy unit of University of Moratuwa. (commenced in December 2010 – completed in August 2012) – https://www.dilmahconservation.org/initiatives/heritage/conserve-gypsy-heritage.html,https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/54309907/the-ahikuntaka
- Award of excellence by Sri Lanka Institute of Architects for the best overall performance at the Bachelor of Architecture examination 2012, at the Inauguration of Annual sessions held on 20th February 2013.
- Gold medal for the Architectural Grandaunt who obtained the highest overall grade point average of 3.8 or above at the Bachelor of Architecture Degree examinations at a convocation on 31st July 2013. [Donated by Sri Lanka Institute of Architects.]
- Selected to attend Commonwealth Science Conference (CSC) 2017 held in Singapore as one of the PhD candidates from Sri Lanka. Grant scheme fully funded by Royal Society, UK
- Presidential awards 2018 – Merit recognition in the field of public work and infrastructure Engineering. (Organized by Sri Lanka inventors commission)
- Selected as a semi-finalist in SLAYS (Sri Lanka Academy of Young Scientists) 3MT Competition in 2018
- Annual Research Award – 2021, Awarded by Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA)
- Annual Publication Award – 2021, Awarded by Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA)
- First place for the ‘Connect’ – State bridge design competition 2021 under the ‘open category’. Awarded by State Ministry of Rural Roads and Other Infrastructure, Sri Lanka. Team Lead of Bamboo-SL (See for more details https://bamboosl.lk/ )
- Award for best oral presentation of ‘Built Environment and Spatial Sciences’ track at 15th International Research Conference – KDU, Rathmalana, Sri Lanka in 2022. The research is “Investigating the Potential of Using an Alternative Finishing Material for Countertop Construction as a Cost-Effective Solution”.
- Award for best oral presentation of ‘Built Environment and Spatial Sciences’ track at 16th International Research Conference – KDU, Rathmalana, Sri Lanka in 2023. The title of the research is “15-Minute City Concept as a Response to Designing Resilience Future Cities and the ‘New Normal’ of Urban Built Environments in a Post-Pandemic World”.
Grants:
- Won travel grant to attend the Commonwealth Science Conference (CSC) 2017 held in Singapore as one of the PhD candidates from Sri Lanka. The grant scheme was fully funded by the Royal Society, UK.
- KDU Research Grant 2021
Topic: Regenerating Livability in World Heritage Cities through the Improvement of Air Quality in Urban Canyons: Case Study of Kandy (Status: Ongoing) - KDU Research Grant 2022
Topic: Impact of Built Environment to Achieve Long-Term Satisfaction in Post-Disaster Housing Resettlements of Rural Communities in Sri Lanka: An Empirical Analysis. (Status: Ongoing)
Patents:
- Patent: Self-Compacting in-situ cast Mud-Concrete load bearing wall system -2016 (National Intellectual Property Office, Sri Lanka Patent No. 18762).
- Patent: Modular Formwork system for in-situ cast walls made of self-compacting soil-based materials – 2017 (National Intellectual Property Office, Sri Lanka Patent No. 18879).
Memberships
- Associate Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA) – CA 15186
- Full member of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) -Member ID: 13631 (from 11th March 2022)
- Associate Professional of Green Building Council, Sri Lanka (GBCSL) – ASSP-09-529
- Life Member of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) – 10090/C
- Member of Institute of Environmental Professionals Sri Lanka (IEPSL) – M00681
- Corporate Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Urban Designers (SLIUD) – M20
Executive & other positions
- Associate Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA) – CA 15186
- Editor-in-Chief of Built Environment Journal published by Sri Lanka Institute of Architects – Board of Architectural Publications (BAP) Sessions: 2025/2026
- Continuous Professional Development (CPD) committee member of the Professional Affairs Board (PAB), SLIA – Session 2025/2026
- Committee Member of Awards Committee, Sessions: 2023/2024, 2024/2025, Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA)
- Co-Editor of Built Environment Journal published by Sri Lanka Institute of Architects – Board of Architectural Publications (BAP) Sessions: 2024/2025
- Member – Editorial board – Built Environment Journal – Board of Architectural Publications (BAP) Sessions: 2021/2022 and 2024/2025,
- Committee Member of the Board of Architectural Publications (BAP) Sessions: 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA)
- Committee Member of Lateral Entry Committee (LEC), Board of Architectural Education for the session 2022/2023, Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA)
- Committee Member for Promotion of the Profession of Architecture Session 2021/2022, Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA)
- Committee Member of Professional Affairs Board (PAB) standing Committee on Membership Administration Committee (MAC) of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA), Sessions: June 2015 – 2016 / 2016-2017
Editorial work
- Editor-in-Chief of Built Environment Journal published by Sri Lanka Institute of Architects – Board of Architectural Publications (BAP) Sessions: 2025/2026
- Assumed duties as a co-secretary and a member of the editorial board of National Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Sri Lanka: Science, Policy and Practice (DRRMSL), which is organized by Center for Disaster Management Research (CDMR) in collaboration with University of Huddersfield, on 25th July 2023 in Colombo.
- Worked as a Reviewer for high-impact journal Energy and Buildings, Elsevier,
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/energy-and-buildings (Awarded July 2019) - Worked as a Reviewer for high-impact journal Energy Policy, Elsevier,
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/energy-policy (Awarded May 2017)
Publications
Chapters & web documents
- Gunawardana, S. A. A., Abeyrathna, W. P., Arooz, F. R., Tupenaite, L., & Halwatura, R. U. (2025). University Educational Contribution on the Improvement of Perceptions and Behavioral Aspects of Students for Climate Change Mitigation; A Case Study in Sri Lanka. In C. Malalgoda, D. Amaratunga, R. Haigh, S. Nissanka, N. Fernando, R. P. Borg, & M. Hamza (Eds.), Climate Change Adaptation in the Built Environment: Transdisciplinary and Innovative Learning (pp. 277–309). Springer Nature Switzerland.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-75826-3_13 - The Acquiring of Two Patents, ‘Vidya’-Official News Paper Ministry of the Science, Technology and Research, December 27th of 2017, Sri Lanka, Page:06 (http://www.mostr.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/2017/english_dec_2017.pdf)
- Self-compacting in-situ cast Mud-Concrete loadbearing walling system, Vidya’-The quarterly newsletter of the National Science Foundation, Volume 22, No-01, March 2020, (ISSN- 1391-4367)
(http://www.nsf.ac.lk/images/pdf/Vidya-Newsletter/Vidya-Volume-2201.pdf) - Down to Earth – Self- Compacting In-situ Cast Mud-Concrete load bearing walling System, ‘Vidya’-Magazine- Ministry of the Science, Technology and Research, November 13th -2019, Sri Lanka, Page:09 (https://www.mostr.gov.lk/web/images/magazine_thumbnails/2019/nov/vidya_nov_en-min.pdf)
- Where do faith and Architecture meet? A journey through religious Architecture – Pictorial,-The Architect – Journal of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects, APRIL – JUNE 2016 | Volume 117 | Issue 2torial (http://slia.info/sliaweb/thearchitect/index.html#)
- Self-compacting in-situ cast mud-concrete load bearing walling system, Sri Lankan Consulting Engineer, March 2020, Page: 04
(https://www.acesl.org/download/newsletters/Newsletter35-March-2020.pdf) - ‘Ahikuntika’, The Architect – Journal of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects, APRIL – JUNE 2014|
(http://slia.info/sliaweb/thearchitect/index.html#) - ‘Ahikuntika’ – Sri Lankan Nomad Community Cultural Centre, ARCHALLEY, 2017,
https://www.archalley.com/2017/05/04/ahikuntika/ - Mud Concrete Wall (MCB) for wall construction – UN- Habitat Sri Lanka, Sustainable Construction Using Alternative Technologies, 2016,
(https://unhabitat.lk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Mud-Concrete-Blocks-MCB-for-Wall-Construction.pdf) - Building Environmentally Friendly Community Infrastructure: Multi-Purpose Community Centre, Batticaloa District, UN – Habitat Sri Lanka, 2015,
(http://unhabitat.lk/news/project-for-rehabilitation-north-east-news/building-environmentally-friendly-community-infrastructure-multi-purpose-community-centre-batticaloa-district/)
Referred Journal articles
- Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2017). Mud-Concrete Block (MCB): Mix design & Durability characteristics. Case Studies in Construction Materials.
- Galabada, G. H., Rajapaksha, M., Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. (2019). Identifying the Impact of Concrete Specimens Size and Shape on Compressive Strength: A Case Study of Mud Concrete. Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, 9(5), 4667– 4672.
- Gunawardana, A., Arooz, F. R., Peramunugamage, A., & Halwatura, R. U. (2020). Critical analysis of lecturer’s perception on integrating concepts of sustainability in university curricular. Integrated Science Education Journal, 1(3), 109–121. https://doi.org/10.37251/isej.v1i3.105
- Udawattha, C., Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2016). Manufacturing framework and Cost optimization for Building Mud concrete Blocks (MCB), Methodology, Volume:12, Pages: 1- 13
- Abeyrathna, W. P., Ariyarathna, I. S., Halwatura, R. U., Arooz, F. R., Perera, A. S., & Kaklauskas, A. (2023). ANN prediction model to improve employees’ thermal satisfaction in tropical green office buildings. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-023-00779-y
- Abeyrathna, W., John, G. K. P., Jayasinghe, R., Ariyarathna, R. I. S., Hendawitharana, M. P., Halwaturaa, R. U., Kaklauskas, A., Arooz, F. R., & Perera, A. S. (2023). Exploring an Integrated Decision-Making Model to Enhance the Employee-Oriented Built Environment in Urban Green Buildings: A Review. Qeios. https://doi.org/10.32388/70OGM8.5
Conference papers
- Nayanajith, H., & Arooz, F. R. (2024, September). Developing Pre-Cast Partition Wall Panels Using Mud-Concrete (MC) Technology. http://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/8441
- Sanjunee, S. M. M., Munasinghe, H., & Arooz, F. R. (2024, September). Quality Assurance in Design-Based Architectural Education and Its Holistic Assessment in Sri Lanka. http://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/8480
- Alwis, M. C. S. D., & Arooz, F. R. (2023). A Preliminary Experimental Study to Reuse Fabric Waste as an Alternative Partitioning Material for Building Interiors. 2023 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), 533–537. https://doi.org/10.1109/MERCon60487.2023.10355490
- Samaranayaka, S. M., Arooz, F. R., & Abeyrathna, W. P. (2023, September). Students’ Perceptions of University Library Spaces; Evidence from Government Universities in Sri Lanka. 16th International Research Conference – KDU, Rathmalana, Sri Lanka. http://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/6796
- Sanjunee, S. M. M., Munasinghe, H., Arooz, F. R., & Wijetunge, M. N. R. (2023). 15-Minute City Concept as a Response to Designing Resilience Future Cities and the ‘New Normal’ of Urban Built Environments in a Post Pandemic World. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=3860354493453649438&hl=en&oi=scholarr
- Abeyrathna, W. P., Ariyarathna, R. I. S., Halwatura, R. U., Arooz, F. R., Perera, A. S., & Kaklauskas, A. (2022). Establishing initial hypothetical PLS-SEM for the challenges of converting existing office buildings to green buildings in Sri Lanka. 2022 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1109/MERCon55799.2022.9906282
- Arooz, R., Rupasinghe, H., & Halwatura, R. (2022, November 22). Thermal benefit of conventional mud walls in tropics. 36th PLEA CONFERENCE 2022.
- Sanjunee, S., Arooz, R., & Munasinghe, H. (2022, November 18). Dumped in silos: empirical study on the spatial dimension of social exclusion of urban poor.
- Perera, T., Arooz, F. R., & Lakmali, R. G. N. (2022, September). The Impact of Urban Morphological Transformation on Legibility of Old Neighbourhoods with Special Reference to Old Colombo-Kandy Main Road in Mawanella. http://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/6087
- Asoka, H. D. S., Rupasinghe, H. T., & Arooz, F. R. (2022, September). Investigating the Potential of Using an Alternative Finishing Material for Countertop Construction as a Cost-Effective Solution. http://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/6084
- Arooz, F. R., Abeyrathna, M., Gunawardana, A., Jayasinghe, R. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2021). Perceptions of Civil Engineering Undergraduates on Using Learning Management System (LMS) and Zoom Platform for Online Design Studio Teaching. http://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/4847
- Jayasinghe, R., Nanayakkara, I., Arooz, R., & Halwatura, R. (2021, December 3). Mud-Concrete slab system for sustainable construction. Beyond Sustainability – Reflections Across Spaces. 14th International Research Conference – FARU 2021. https://doi.org/10.31705/FARU.2021.27
- Rathnayake, R. M. A., Jayasinghe, R., Nanayakkara, I., Arooz, R., & Halwatura, R. (2021). Developing singly-curved earthen slab system for houses using mud-concrete. 214–220. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355145876_Developing_singly-curved_earthen_slab_system_for_houses_using_mud-concrete
- Suluxan, S., Nanayakkara, I., Arooz, R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2020). A Preliminary Study on Fabric Formwork for a Mud-concrete Slab System. 2020 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), 84–89. https://doi.org/10.1109/MERCon50084.2020.9185318
- Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2019). Life cycle costing and embodied energy analysis of self-compacting in-situ cast mud-concrete load-bearing walling system (MCW) – An innovative earth based walling material application for energy efficient buildings. iiSBE Forum of Young Researchers in Sustainable Building 2019, 98–107. Retrieved from http://www.cesb.cz/yrsb/2019/YRSB19_proceedings.pdf
- Rukshan, R., Nanayakkara, I., Arooz, R., & Halwatura, R. (2019). Catalan Vault Inspired Earthen Slab System for Houses in Sri Lanka: Form-Finding. Challenges, Trends and Opportunities of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVAT), 3–8. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337919375_Catalan_Vault_Inspired_Earthen_Slab_System_for_Houses_in_Sri_Lanka_Form-Finding
- Mendis, M. S., Arooz, R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2019). Being Tectonic: Social Innovation Through Mud-concrete (MC) Technology. 2019 From Innovation to Impact (FITI), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1109/FITI49428.2019.9037630
- Arooz, F. R., Madujith, S. C., Mendis, M. S., Nandapala, K., & Halwatura, R. U. (2018). Defining the effective size and proportions of a Mud-Concrete Block. Emerging Technologies for Industrial Sustenance, 171–175. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdul_Jazeel/publication/332190133_Theme_Emerging_Technologies_for_Industrial_Sustenance_Symposium_Chair_Editorial_Board/links/5ca5ee58299bf118c4b0a444/Theme-Emerging-Technologies-for-Industrial-Sustenance-Symposium-Chair-Editorial-Board.pdf#page=187
- Arooz, F. R., Perera, K. L. T.., Madujith, S. C., & Halwatura, R. U. (2018). Experimental investigation on the optimal lifting height of a self-compacting in-situ cast mud-concrete load-bearing wall segment. In Sustainability for people – envisaging multi-disciplinary solution (pp.346–353). Galle, Sri Lanka. Retrieved from https://www.mrt.ac.lk/web/foa/faru
- Arooz, F. R., Babilegedara, T. D., & Halwatura, R. U. (2017). Effect of Aggregate Percentage on Compressive Strength of Self-Compacting In-Situ Cast Mud – Concrete Load Bearing Walls (p. 48). Presented at the 3rd International MERCon 2017, University of Moratuwa,Sri Lanka: IEEE. Retrieved from mercon.mrt.ac.lk
- Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R.U. (2016). Mud-concrete block: A sustainable building material for green construction in developing countries. National Conference on Green Practices 2016, 36. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzjzv_gCRJ2CcDZ1MmQ4dGQxTzRKR09acTNVcHhBUnZyTHJn/view?usp=drive_web&pref=2&pli=1&usp=embed_facebook
- Arooz, F. R., Udawattha, C., & Halwatura, R. U. (2017). Community empowerment through Mud-Concrete Technology Sustainable building techniques to revitalise the war victim communities in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. In World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2017, Hong Kong (Vol. 17). Hong Kong: Construction Industry Council and Hong Kong Green Building Council Limited. Retrieved from http://www.hkgbc.org.hk
- Bandara, B. V. D., Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2016). Investigation of thermal optimization of Mud-Concrete. In Civil engineering research symposium-2016 (pp. 58– 61). University of Mortuwa: Faculty of Engineering.
- Bandara, D. M. H., Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2016). Effect of Gravel size on strength of Mud-Concrete. In Civil engineering research symposium-2016 (pp. 62–65). University of Mortuwa: Faculty of Engineering.
- Udawattha, C., Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2016a). Energy content of walling materials- A comparison of Mud-Concrete Blocks, Bricks, Cabook and Cement Blocks on tropics. In Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructures (Vol. 7). Earl’s Regency, Kandy
- Udawattha, C., Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2016b). Manufacturing framework and cost optimization for Building Mud-Concrete Blocks. In Science for the people: Mobilizing Modern Technologies for Sustainable Development in Asia (pp. 326–331). Colombo, Sri Lanka: National Science Foundation, National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka.
- Udawattha, C., Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2016c). New earth walling material: Integrating modern technology onto ancient mud wall. In Green Technology, Green Energy & Sustainable Renewable Energy (Vol. 7). Earl’s Regency hotel, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
- Arooz, F. R., Ranasinghe, A. W. L. H., & Halwatura, R. U. (2015). Mud-Concrete Block Constructon: Community centers for war victim communities in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. In Making built environments responsive (pp. 186–200). Colombo,Sri Lanka: Faculty of Architecture Research Unit, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Retrieved from http://www.mrt.ac.lk/foa/faru
- Perera, N. G. R., Emmanuel, M. P. R., & Arooz, F. R. (2012). Indoor Comfort Implications of Urban Microclimate: Case study of office buildings in Colombo. In Emerging Built Environments: Reflections of Culture, Technology and Politics in Space (Vol. 04, pp.135–146). Galle, Sri Lanka: Faculty of Architecture Research Unit, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
- Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2016). Mud-concrete block: A sustainable building material for green construction in developing countries. National Conference on Green Practices 2016, 36. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzjzv_gCRJ2CcDZ1MmQ4dGQxTzRKR09acTNVcHhBUnZyTHJn/view?usp=drive_web&pref=2&pli=1&usp=embed_facebook
- Alwis, M., & Arooz, F. R. (2023). An experimental study to reuse fabric waste as alternative partitioning material in building interiors. http://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/6557
- Pussadeniya, P., Arooz, F. R., & Abeyrathna, W. P. (2023). Impact of built environment to achieve social satisfaction in post-disaster housing resettlements. http://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/6546
- Arooz, F.R., & Rupasinghe, H.T., (2019). “Women in Architecture- Reference to Sri Lankan context”, presented at the 2nd International Conference on FUTURE OF WOMEN ’19 held on February 14th-15th, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Graduate supervision
Undergraduate final year research supervision at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) – 2021 to date
- Investigation on sustainable design strategies to conserve native tribal villages; special reference to “Dambana”, Sri Lanka – 2021
- Undergraduates’ perceptions of university library spaces – 2021
- Diminishing city imageability of Mawanella area along Colombo -Kandy Road
- An experimental study to reuse fabric waste as an alternative partitioning material in building interiors – 2021
- Impact of new town centre development on local climate and outdoor thermal comfort in the dry zone; special reference to new town centre development at Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka – 2022
- Impact of the built environment on achieving social satisfaction in post-disaster housing resettlements – 2022
- A Preliminary Experimental Study to Reuse Fabric Waste as an Alternative Partitioning Material for Building Interiors – 2022
- Investigating the possibilities of practicing “Safer School Concept” in Sri Lanka; with special reference to Kalmunai – 2023
- Developing partition wall panels using Mud-Concrete technology – 2023
- Adaptable Homes: A framework for designing adaptable middle-income houses in Sri Lanka – 2024
- Assessment of Digital Design Technology (DDT) use for sustainability in small-scale architecture firms, Sri Lanka – 2024
- Space branding in multimodal transport hubs: enhancing tourism experiences through architectural identity – 2024
- Life cycle cost (LCC) analysis of Waste-Fabric-Wall-Board (WFWB) – 2024
- Assessment Of Digital Technology Use for Project Sustainability in Quantity Surveying Firms, Sri Lanka. – 2024
Work experience
Academic:
- Senior Lecturer at Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment and Spatial Sciences (FBESS), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) – Academic Years: January 2021 – to date
- Consultant at Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa. Academic Years: June 2019 to January 2020 and June 2020 to January 2021
- Research Fellow: Worked as a team member of the research project conducted under Erasmus+ grant from 2019 to 2021.
Project Title: Integrating education with consumer behaviour relevant to energy efficiency and climate change at the Universities of Russia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (BECK) – (http://beck-erasmus.com/index.php/about-project/) - Research Assistant (from 2015 to 2019): Worked at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa from June 2015 to February 2019.
Project Title: Investigation of Mud-Concrete for in-situ cast load-bearing walls
Status: Successfully completed with several research papers published in indexed journals and obtained two patents for the inventions done through the research. (Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Sri Lanka – Grant Number: RG/2015/EA & ICT/02) - Visiting Lecturer:
- Design Tutoring, B.Arch. Level I (Semester I & II), at Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa. Academic Years: 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020
- Research/ Thesis Tutoring, B.Arch. Level – V, at Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa. Academic Years: 2016/2017, 2017/2018
- Design Tutoring, B.Arch. Level II (Semester I & II), at Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa. Academic Years: 2013/2014, 2014/2015
- Design Tutoring, B.Arch. Level IV (Semester II), at Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa. Academic Years: 2019/2020
- Module Name: Applications to Architecture and Urban Planning, Bachelor of Technology in Construction Technology and Resource Management Semester – III at University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC), Rathmalana. Academic Years: 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021
- Module Name: Construction Contract Administration, Bachelor of Technology in Construction Technology and Resource Management – Semester- IV, University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC), Rathmalana. Academic Years: 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021
- Module Name: Construction Technology – I, Bachelor of Technology in Construction Technology and Resource Management – B-1 Semester- II, University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC), Rathmalana. Academic Years: 2020/2021
- Design Tutoring- Major Design Project (MDP) – First Semester at Faculty of Built Environment and Spatial Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University, Rathmalana. Academic Years: 2019
- Design Tutoring- Comprehensive Design Projects (CDP) – Level four, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sri Jayawardanapura. Academic Years: 2019, 2020
- Design Tutoring- Comprehensive Design Projects (CDP) – Level four, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna. Academic Years: 2019.
- Module Name: Sustainable Design & Alternative technology, B.Arch. – Level III, City School of Architecture (CSA), Colombo. Academic Years: 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021
- Module Name: Construction Information, Pearson BTEC level 4 & 5, Higher National in Construction and Built Environment, E-soft Engineering College, Katubedda. Academic years: 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020
- Module Name: Environmental Sciences – Climatology, For Architectural licentiate course conducted by Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA). Academic Years: 2020, 2021
- Visiting Instructor:
- Building Design Process and Applications, BSc (Eng.) –Semester II, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa. Academic years- 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018
- Project Management & Cost Estimation, BSc. (Eng.) –Semester II, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa. Academic years- 2016/2017
- Marking Examiner:
- Built Environment I & II, City & Guilds, Graduate Diploma Examination for the years of 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018
- Research/ Thesis – Marking examiner, B.Arch. Level – V, Department of Architecture,
- Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa. Academic Year 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2024/2025
- Research Essay – Marking examiner, PART I (Year 03) – Diploma in Architectural Studies – City School of Architecture (CSA), Colombo
- Academic Years 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2021/2022, 2023/2024, 2025/2026
- Research/ Thesis – Marking examiner, B. Arch. Level – V, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University (KDU). Academic Year 2019/2020
- Research Thesis – Marking examiner, PART II – Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies – City School of Architecture (CSA), Colombo. Academic Year 2022
Professional:
- Consulting Chartered Architect + Green Associated Profession + Urban Designer – Freelance (March 2015 – to date)
- Chartered Architect – at HF Architects (Archt. Harsha Fernando), No: 19, First Lane, Kirulopone, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka. (August 2013 – March 2015)
- Graduate Architect – at Prasad Botejue Architects, No: 48/4, Horana Road, Miriswatta, Piliyandala, Sri Lanka. – (August 2012 to July 2013)
- Student Designer – under Public Project Consultancy Unit (PCU), University of Moratuwa. – Project, “Ahikuntika”- Gypsy Community center, Kudagama, Sri Lanka – Funded by Dilmah Conservation – (December 2010 – August 2012)
- Trainee Architect – at Prasanna Jayalath Associate [Pvt] Ltd, No: 291, Miriswatta, Piliyandala, Sri Lanka. – (September 2009- October 2010)
- Student Trainee – Research on ancient monuments and buildings – Funded by the Archaeological Department, Sri Lanka. — (August 2007- October 2007)
Other
Responsibilities held in the Faculty of Built Environment (FBESS), KDU:
- Chairperson – Curriculum Development Committee (CDC), FBESS – 2023 to date
- Faculty coordinator – Ethical Research Committee (ERC) – (Non-medical) – From July 2024 to date
- Faculty coordinator – Board of Studies (BoS) in Engineering, Computing, Spatial Science and Technology – from June 2024 to date
- Faculty coordinator of FBESS – 15th International Research Conference (IRC) – 2022, KDU
- Faculty coordinator of FBESS – Center for Disaster Management and Research (CDMR) – from January 2021 to September 2023
- Faculty Editor of Multi-Disciplinary Journal – 2021, KDU
- Faculty editor of 14th International Research Conference (IRC) – 2021, KDU Year Master / Coordinator – Year 04 – Bachelor of Architecture degree program, KDU – January 2021 to March 2025
Postgraduate research supervision:
- PhD – (Worked as a co-supervisor) – Project; Opinion Mining for Using Energy Efficient Technologies in Green Buildings in Sri Lanka (Name of the student – Ms. M.P.W.P. Abeyrathna, Institute – University of Moratuwa) – Completed in September 2023
- MPhil – (Worked as a co-supervisor) – Project; Investigation on development of an educational model to enhance knowledge on sustainability applications in buildings (Name of the student – Ms. S.A.S. Gunawardana, Institute – University of Moratuwa) – Completed in September 2023
- MSc (Worked as a co-supervisor) – Project; Construction Methods for Earthen Thin Shell Slab Systems (Name of the student – Mr. R.R. Jayasinghe, Institute – University of Moratuwa) – Completed in 2022
- MPhil – (Working as the supervisor) – Project; Regenerating Livability in World Heritage Cities through the Improvement of Air Quality in Urban Canyons: Case Study of Kandy (Name of the student – Ms. S.M.M Sanjunee, Institute – General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University) – Ongoing
- MPhil – (Working as the supervisor) – Project; Develop a model to adopt circular economy for construction & demolition waste management with special reference to multi-story developments in Sri Lanka (Name of the student – W. Nethmi Kawmudi, Institute – General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University) – Ongoing
- MPhil – (Working as a co-supervisor) – Project; Finding an Alternative Sustainable Clay based shelter coupled with Textile Waste (Name of the student – Ms. R.K.N.P. Piyasena, Institute – University of Moratuwa) – Ongoing
Other:
- Contributed as a panelist at the TIDAC Research Symposium 2024, held on 23rd August 2024 at the Faculty of Engineering, NSBM Green University.
- Contributed as a panelist at the PhD Colloquium of 20th International Conference of Business Management (ICBM), 2024 held on 1st March 2024 at University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
- Assumed duties as the panelist of session two of the City School of Architecture (CSA) Research Colloquium ’23 on 16th December 2023.
- Assumed duties as one of the judges of the Symposium for International Building Economics and Research (SIBER 2023) conducted by the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors- UAE branch (AIQS-UAE), partnered with General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka (KDU) held on the 21st of October 2023 at the Pullman Dubai Creek City Centre Hotel and Residences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.