Dr. L. L. Ekanayake

BSc.Eng.(Moratuwa), MSc(NUS), PhD(NUS),GDBA

Senior Lecturer,  

Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Moratuwa

 

Contact Information: 

Address:
Department of Civil Engineering, 
University of Moratuwa,
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

E-mail :   lesly@civil.mrt.ac.lk
Telephone: +94-11-2650567-8(Ext.2215)
Fax:       +94-11-2651216

  

       Profile

       Qualifications

       Specialized Training	 

       Academic Awards

       Research Interests

       Career Progression

       Publications and Presentations
Profile
An university academic, a researcher with a construction industry experience in Sri Lanka and abroad.

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Qualifications
  Academic Qualifications
 
  • MSc Eng. in Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, August 1996.
  • MSc in Construction Management, National University of Singapore (NUS), July 2001.
  • Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA), Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), October 2002.
  • PhD in Project Management, National University of Singapore (NUS)  
  Professional Qualifications and Memberships
 
  • Associate Member of Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka.

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Specialized Training
Buildable design appraisal system of Singapore at the Building Construction Authority Singapore.

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Academic Awards

  1. Research scholarship (2002-2003) by the National University of Singapore to pursue Ph.D. studies.

  2. Research scholarship (1998-2000) by the National University of Singapore to pursue M.Sc. studies.

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Research Interests

Project management, Construction management, EIA, Interface conflicts

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Career Progression
  • August 1996 - December 1996: Project Engineer, Bartleet Financial and Housing Ltd., Sri Lanka
  • January 1997 - November 1997: Site Engineer, Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB), Sri Lanka.
  • December 1997 - October 1998: Site Engineer, Toa Corporation, Singapore.
  • November 1998 - September 2001: Masters student at the National University of Singapore.
  • October 2001 - October 2002: Research Fellow, Department of Building, National University of Singapore
  • November 2002 - July 2005: PhD student at the National University of Singapore.
  • August 2005 - November 2005: Contracts Engineer, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Sri Lanka Project Implementation Facility.
  • December 2005 to date : Senior Lecturer (Grade II), Department of Civil Engineering , University of Moratuwa.

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Publications
  Publications in Journals and Conferences
 
  • Ekanayake, L. L., and Ofori, G. (2004). Building waste assessment score: Design-based tool. Building and Environment, 39, 851-861.

  • Ofori, G. and Ekanayake, L. L. (2003). Materials waste management in Singapore construction industry. In G. Ofori., and Y.Y.L. Florence (Eds.), Knowledge Construction (621-632), Joint International Symposium of CIB Working Commissions.W55, W65, W107, Dept. of Buildings, National University of Singapore, October 22-24, Singapore.

  • Ofori, G. and Ekanayake, L. L. (2002). Benchmarking construction waste levels in Singapore towards effective waste minimization. Department of Building and BCA joint research project report, National University of Singapore.

  • Ekanayake, L. L. and Ofori, G. (2000), Construction material waste source evaluation. In Proceedings of 2nd Southern African Conference on Sustainable Development in the Built Environment: Strategies for a sustainable built environment (35, 1-6), August 23-25, Pretoria, South Africa.
  Presentations
 
  • Presented a paper at ‘knowledge construction’ a Joint International Symposium of CIB Working Commissions.W55, W65, W107, and National University of Singapore, 22-24 October 2003, Singapore.

  • Presented a paper at the 2nd Southern African Conference on Sustainable Development in the Built Environment: Strategies for a sustainable built environment, 23-25 August 2000, Pretoria, South Africa.