Name: Ms. WN Kawmudi
Position: Lecturer (Probationary)
E-mail: wnkawmudi@kdu.ac.lk
Contact Number: +94778889120
Qualifications
Teaching Areas
Publications
Research Interests
Working Experience
Awards
Qualifications
- B.Sc. (Hons) Quantity Surveying with First Class Division, Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environmental and Spatial Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University – Southern Campus, Sri Lanka (2016-2019)
- Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education Programme (CTHE) – 2021
- GREENSL® AP, Associate Professional of Green Building Council, Sri Lanka (GBCSL) – 2022/AP/39/619
- Certificate for Systematic Literature Review (SLR) with Bibliometric Analysis (PRISMA) (Conducted by Institute of Applied Statistics Sri Lanka, IASSL) – 2023
- Certificate for Continuous Professional Development General Programme (Conducted by SLQS – UAE) – 2023
Teaching Areas
- Cost Control
- Building Services
- Sustainable Construction
- Organizational Behavior
- Building Information Modeling
Publications
Journal Publications
- WANM Weerasingha, SD Jayasooriya, WN Kawmadi and AH Lakmal (2024) Impact of Successful Timely Completion of Construction Projects on the Economic Development of Sri Lanka. KDU Journal of Built Environment (KDU JBE)
- WMYS Wijekoon and WN Kawmudi (2024) A Framework to Integrate Building Information Modelling to the Curriculum of the Quantity Surveying Undergraduate Degree Programme in Sri Lanka. Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies (KJMS), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU)
- Identification of Modern Cost Reduction Techniques for Construction Projects in Sri Lanka. WN Kawmudi, SD Jayasooriya, and AH Lakmal, Journal of Advances in Engineering, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka. (https://www.joae.lk/journals/JOAE-R18-Online-Volumn-01-Issue-01.pdf)
Conference Publications
- K Sinthujan, NMPT Hettimulla and WN Kawmudi (2024) Identification of Implementation Barriers of House Lifting Construction Technology by Using Hydraulic Jack Lifting in the Sri Lankan Context. Peradeniya University International Research Session and Exposition (iPURSE)
- A.I.U.P.A. Rajakaruna and W.N. Kawmudi (2024) Comparative analysis of life cycle costing of alternative walling materials used for residential building construction in Sri Lanka with reference to AAC block and Acotec panel. 8th International Research Conference of Uva Wellassa University (IRCUWU)
- DVH Dodangoda and WN Kawmudi (2024) Barriers for Implementing Value Engineering to Sustainable Building Construction in Sri Lanka. Student Research Symposium (SRS), Faculty of Built Environment and Spatial Sciences (FBESS), KDU
- MPDD Gunawardhana and WN Kawmudi (2024) Utilizing BIM Integrated Software Application in the Pre-Contract Stage to Enhance Accuracy and Efficiency in Mep Work Quantification. Student Research Symposium (SRS), Faculty of Built Environment and Spatial Sciences (FBESS), KDU
- DVH Dodangoda and WN Kawmudi (2024) The Impact of Time, Cost, Quality Parameters on Value Engineering Application in Project Management Practices, Reference to Post-Contract Stage. 17th International Research Conference (IRC), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU)
- NVOD Imarshana and WN Kawmudi (2024) Investigating The Challenges of Software Adoption Among Quantity Surveyors in Sri Lanka. 17th International Research Conference (IRC), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU)
- Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Green Building Projects in Sri Lanka International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment (ICSBE) 2023, University of Peradeniya CV Rajasekara, DVH Dodangoda and WN Kawmudi
- Identification of the Factors Effect on Construction Project Risk Based on Time, Cost and Quality Parameters in Sri Lankan Construction Industry International Conference on Innovation and Emerging Technologies (ICIET) 2023, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, WN Kawmudi and SD Jayasooriya
- Identify Strategies to Implement Inclusive Infrastructure to Endorse Equity and Economic Growth of Marginalized Communities in Sri Lanka, UM Samararathne, WN Kawmudi and AH Lakmal, Symposium for International Building Economics & Research (SIBER) (2023), Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS-UAE)
- Identification of the Cost Impact of Commercial Green Building Projects in the Sri Lankan Construction Industry; Investors’ Perspective, PGYN Wimalasiri and WN Kawmudi, Symposium for International Building Economics & Research (SIBER) (2023), Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS-UAE)
- Developing a Framework for Adaptability of Deconstruction for Sri Lankan Building Construction Projects, ST Kulathunga and WN Kawmudi, Symposium for International Building Economics & Research (SIBER) (2023), Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS-UAE)
- Impact of the Cost Factor on Implementation of Green Building Concept in Sri Lankan Construction Industry. KCW Liyanage, WN Kawmudi, GGSS Galadeniya, PL Perera and AARK Amaratunga, 10th International Research Conference (2017), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
- Identification of the Challenges Imposed by COVID-19 Pandemic on Sri Lankan Construction Projects. WN Kawmudi, SD Jayasooriya, AR Rupasinghe and KC Ariyarathne. 13th International Research Conference (2020), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
- Identification of significant factors influencing cost Overruns in construction projects of Sri Lanka. WN Kawmudi and SD Jayasooriya. Technical Research Proceedings (2020), The Institute of Quantity Surveyors if Sri Lanka.
- The Impact of Cost Reduction Methods on Cost Overruns in the Sri Lankan Construction Industry. WN Kawmudi, SD Jayasooriya, AH Lakmal and TC Kathriarachchi. 14th International Research Conference (2021), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
- Analyzing Factors Affecting the Delay in Building Construction Projects in Sri Lanka through the Interaction of the Project Team. GAT Muthumalki, SD Jayasooriya, WN Kawmudi and AH Lakmal. 15th International Research Conference (2022), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
- Identification of the most significant contractors related to causes of delay in Sri Lankan construction industry. KAOT Kalubovila and WN Kawmudi. 2nd Student Research Symposium (2023), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
- Identify the impact of the construction golden triangle (time, cost & quality) on project risk in Sri Lankan construction industry. WN Kawmudi and AH Lakmal, 1st National Conference on Center for Disaster Management Research (CDMR) (2023), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
- The Impact of Lean Construction Tools on Reduction of Contractor Related Causes of Delay in Sri Lankan Construction Industry. KAOT Kalubovila, WN Kawmudi and AH Lakmal. 1st National Conference on Center for Disaster Management Research (CDMR) (2023), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
- Potentiality of implementing lean construction tools as a solution to mitigate contractor related causes of delay in construction industry in Sri Lanka. KAOT Kalubovila, WN Kawmudi and AH Lakmal, 16th International Research Conference (2023), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
- A Case Study of Life Cycle Cost Comparison Between a Green Building and a Non-Green Building in Sri Lanka. CV Rajasekra, DVH Dodangoda, WN Kawmudi and KPSPK Bandara, 16th International Research Conference (2023), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
- Identification of Implementation Barriers of Building Information Modelling for Green Building Construction in Sri Lanka. WPI Perera and WN Kawmudi, 16th International Research Conference (2023), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
- Identification of the implementation issues of value management concept to the Sri Lankan construction industry. HJC Senaviratne, WMYS Wijekoon, DMNN Dissanayake, UWS Adithya, DD Amarasingha and WN Kawmudi, 16th International Research Conference (2023), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
Research Interests
- Construction cost management
- Construction project risk assessment
- Green buildings and Sustainable Construction
- Construction Circular Economy
- Waste Valorization
Working Experience
- Quantity Surveyor, ALTAIR Resedential Project, Shapoorji Pallonji Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka (Dec 2018 – June 2019)
Awards
- Selected for Vice Chancellors List for Best Academic Performance of Quantity Surveying in the Year of 2016 of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
- Selected for Vice Chancellors List for Best Academic Performance of Quantity Surveying in the Year of 2017 of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
- Selected for Vice Chancellors List for Best Academic Performance of Quantity Surveying in the Year of 2018 of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
- Selected for Vice Chancellors List for Best Academic Performance of Quantity Surveying in the Year of 2019 of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
- Best oral presentation award for the paper titled “Identification of the Factors Effect on Construction Project Risk Based on Time, Cost and Quality Parameters in Sri Lankan Construction Industry”, International Conference on Innovation and Emerging Technologies (ICIET) 2023, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.