Name: Mr. AA Ravindra Kumara Amaratunga
Position: Lecturer
E-mail: ravindra.amaratunga@kdu.ac.lk
Contact Number: +94712081113
Qualifications
- Master of Science in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution (Reading)
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Quantity Surveying,University of Reading UK, 2006
Teaching Areas
- Construction Law
- Measurement
- Construction Technology
- Building Economics
- Cost Management
- Risk Management
Research Interests
- Dispute Resolution in construction
- Project Administration
Publication
- Addressing Barriers to Integrate Social Sustainability in Construction Industry, 14th International Research Conference (2021), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
- Perera BLSH, Amaratunga AARK, 2018. Reducing the concrete waste while optimizing the cost, time and quality in Sri Lankan Construction Industry. in: General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Presented at the 11th Annual International Research Conference: Securing Professional Excellence through Collaboration. Rathmalana, Sri Lanka 13th-14th September 2018. Kotelawala Defence University: Rathmalana.
- M Elvitigala, TS Hettiarachchi, AARK Amaratunga., (2017). “Preliminary Analysis of Impact of Foreign Labor Participation on the Construction Industry in Sri lanka”. 10th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
- KCW Liyanage, WN Kawmudi, GGSS Galadeniya, PL Perera, AARK Amaratunga., (2017). “Impact of the Cost Factor on Implementation of Green Building Concept in Sri Lankan Construction Industry”. 10th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
- AARK Amaratunga, BLSH Perera, and WSS Fernando, (2016). “The Quantity Surveyor adopts the Information Technology to assist the construction delay claims. A Case Study : Computer Generated Visualization of Construction of Club House”. 9th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
- AARK Amaratunga, (2016). “Towards dispute resolution in construction contracts in Sri Lanka: What is Quantity Surveyor’s role on dispute avoidance rather than dispute resolution?”. 9th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
Work Experience
- More than twenty (20) years in industry under the Property Developer, Project Management, Design consultant, Civil Contractor, M&E Contractor.
- Part time lecturer in Edexcel HND Quantity Surveying course, NVQ in Quantity Surveying and HND in Civil Engineering