Researcher Profile Buddhini Ginigaddara

Research Topic

Developing a Skill Profile Prediction Model for Typologies of Offsite Construction

Biography

Buddhini is a Quantity Surveyor with a first-class honors degree from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. She is a member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) – United Kingdom. She also holds graduate membership in the Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka (IQSSL). She has experience in the construction industry during her post graduate time in leading construction organizations and has served many students of Sri Lanka and Australia as an exceptional lecturer. Her research interests are in the fields of modern construction technology, factory based building manufacturing, skills in offsite construction, innovation and research and development.

Education

• B.Sc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying – University of Moratuwa

Professional Affiliations

• Associate Member at the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK
• Graduate member at the Institute of Quantity Surveyors’ Sri Lanka (IQSSL)

Research Interests

• Off Site Construction
• Construction Industry Skills
• Modern construction technology
• Innovation
• Digital construction
• Research and development in construction

Honours / Awards / Grants

• Centre for Smart Modern Construction Postgraduate Research Scholarship (2018)

Research and Publications

Journal Publications

• Ginigaddara, B., Perera, S., Feng, Y. and Rahnamayiezekavat, P., 2020. Evolution of offsite construction skills: An Australian case study. Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management (Manuscript under review).

Conference Publications

• Ginigaddara, B., Perera, S., Feng, Y. and Rahnamayiezekavat, P., 2020. Evaluation of offsite construction skill profiles. In: Proceedings of the Construction and Building Research (COBRA), Fort Myers, Florida, USA, 14-18 April 2020 (Manuscript accepted).
• Ginigaddara, B., Perera, S., Feng, Y. and Rahnamayiezekavat, P., 2019. Typologies of offsite construction. In: Sandanayake, Y.G., Gunatilake, S. and Waidyasekara, A. (eds). Proceedings of the 8th World Construction Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 8-10 November 2019, pp. 567-577. DOI: doi.org/10.31705/WCS.2019.56. Available at: https://2019.ciobwcs.com/papers
• Ginigaddara, B., Perera, S., Feng, Y. and Rahnamayiezekavat, P., 2019. Skills required for offsite construction. In Proceedings of the CIB World Building Congress, Hong Kong, China, 17-21 June 2019. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333990891_Skills_Required_for_Offsite_ Construction
• Ginigaddara, B., Ramachandra, T., & Geekiyanage, D. (2018). Strategies for Enhancing Research and Development Activities in the Sri Lankan Construction Industry. In Proceedings of 11th International Research Conference. General Sir John Kothalawala Defense University Sri Lanka. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327670315_Strategies_for_Enhancing_Research _and_Development_Activities_in_the_Sri_Lankan_Construction_industry

Other Publications

• Ginigaddara, B., Perera, S., 2019. Quantity Surveyors and Offsite Construction: Is Sri Lanka future-proofed? In Proceedings of the IQSSL Annual Technical Session 2019, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 14 March 2019.

Professional Experience

• Casual Academic at Western Sydney University, Australia (2018-Present)
• Quantity Surveyor - Access Engineering PLC, Sri Lanka (February 2017 – June 2018)
• Visiting Lecturer and Module Leader – ESOFT School of Engineering, Sri Lanka affiliated to Kingston University, UK (September 2017 – June 2018)
• Visiting Lecturer – BCAS Campus, Sri Lanka affiliated to Wolverhampton University, UK (November 2016 – June 2018)
• Management Accountant, Achievers Lanka Business School, Colombo 04. (September 2011 – May 2013)

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