Srinath Perera

Srinath Perera
Western Sydney University · School of Engineering Design and Built Enviornment

PhD, MSc IT, BSc (Hons) QS, MRICS, AAIQS, FAIB, FRSN MICCPM

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Introduction
Srinath Perera is the Chair Professor of Built Environment & Construction Management at the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University. He is also the Director of the Centre for Smart Modern Construction c4SMC. Srinath does research in Blockchains and Fintech in Construction, Sustainability, Information Systems (Business Informatics), PPP and Carbon Management.
Additional affiliations
September 2009 - June 2016
Northumbria University
Position
  • Professor (Full)
December 1991 - May 2003
University of Moratuwa
Position
  • Professor (Associate)
September 2009 - present
Northumbria University
Position
  • Professor (Full)
Education
October 1994 - September 1997
University of Salford
Field of study
  • Artificial Inteligence/Project Management
September 1993 - October 1994
University of Salford
Field of study
  • IT in Property & Construction
January 1987 - December 1991
University of Moratuwa
Field of study
  • Quantity Surveying

Publications

Publications (294)
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Purpose Despite the benefits of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, construction organisations in Sri Lanka fail to adopt ERP systems successfully due to functional issues. Functional issues arise because of the gap between ERP protocols and construction practices. The purpose of this study is to identify the functional issues in ERP implem...
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As a major source and contributor of carbon emissions globally, the construction industry faces challenges in achieving its carbon emission reduction targets. Carbon trading has been established to be a reasonable aid in greenhouse gas mitigation. Current carbon trading systems were originally not developed for the construction industry, and carbon...
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Purpose Need of circular economy ( ce ) practices for net-zero and sustainability in construction sector is well known, and thus the need for information flow between current and potential users about materials and processes. Material passports (MPs) are the tool for this information flow. This study aims to examine the research trend about digital...
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In recent years, there has been growing interest in the field of carbon trading as a means of mitigating the effects of climate change. A three-stage science mapping approach, comprising bibliometric search, scientometric analysis, and qualitative analysis was employed to enhance understanding of research studies in the field of emissions trading....
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The emergence of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has conclusively impacted global economies. This study conducted a systematic literature review to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on construction costs in Australia. Upon the review of multiple sources, it was conclusively found that construction costs had blown out of proportio...
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Purpose Carbon emissions trading is an effective instrument in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. There is a notable scarcity of comprehensive reviews on the modelling techniques within carbon trading research in construction. Design/methodology/approach This paper reviews 68 relevant articles published in 19 peer-reviewed journals using systemati...
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The construction industry is experiencing a data revolution, with vast amounts of digital information now available. This shift has facilitated the widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications within the sector. The capability to extract valuable insights and make precise predictions has become increasingly crucial for decision-...
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Many blockchain platforms have emerged with the widespread adoption of blockchain technology across many industries. Developers often use a blockchain platform (BP) they encounter, which may not be the most suitable for their specific project. Selecting suitable BP is further complicated because existing BPs exhibit different capabilities and featu...
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Geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) is an innovative mechanism that uses artificial intelligence (AI) techniques integrated with geospatial information systems (GIS) and geospatial datasets. This study investigates the potential applicability of GeoAI to enhance sustainability, efficiency, and regulatory compliance in built environment proje...
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The construction industry has yet to reach significant levels of digitalisation compared to other sectors, which could enhance its processes. Recent building failures globally have eroded public trust in the industry, highlighting issues of compliance. This has prompted the introduction of building regulations, where digitalisation is expected to p...
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Purpose The construction industry is often criticised due to inherited challenges: poor payment practices, inadequate collaboration, etc. Blockchain has the potential to address these issues with its salient features. Nonetheless, adopting blockchain and smart contracts (B&SC) within the construction industry is a comprehensive endeavour due to its...
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Building Services (BS) can greatly benefit from blockchain in addressing issues related to Procurement and Management (P&M), such as lack of trust, transparency, and stakeholder collaboration. Identifying current processes and stakeholders in the P&M of BS is crucial before implementing blockchain technology. This research aims to develop a concept...
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The integration of Extended Reality (XR) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) has emerged as a promising approach for enhancing interaction with spatial data in the built environment. While the potential of BIM for advanced visualization has been recognized, there remains a need for standardized workflows that facilitate the transformation of B...
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Building services systems are essential for creating a comfortable and safe living environment in buildings. These are complex systems with high stakeholder involvement, a lengthy lifecycle, and high financial costs. This leads to building services systems having complex procurement and management (P&M) requirements which create a multitude of chal...
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Purpose Recent research advocates that there are plenty of opportunities for key players in the offsite construction (OSC) sector to harness the full potential of advanced project management techniques. While previous research mainly focuses on transformations related to digital and advanced technologies driven by industry 4.0 principles, a researc...
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The construction sector predominantly follows a linear economic model, which necessitates a shift towards embracing the Circular Economy (CE) principles. Even though several CE approaches have been introduced for the construction context, numerous barriers have hindered their implementation. Confusion of CE terminologies with a lack of awareness is...
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Blockchain is becoming a game-changer for many sectors, noted for its tamper-proof nature that boosts data structures' integrity, auditability, and transparency. It provides the pragmatics within which data exchange between construction supply chain (CSC) stakeholders notably addresses its fragmented character. However, the construction industry is...
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Purpose Carbon management in the construction industry plays a vital role as carbon emissions have a significant impact on the environment. Current emphasis on reducing operational carbon through passive designs, zero carbon buildings and so forth has resulted in losing focus on embodied carbon (EC) reduction. Though there are various databases and...
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Purpose This conceptual paper aims to develop a theoretical framework for carbon trading in the built environment through theories to expand current knowledge on components of carbon trading systems. Design/methodology/approach This theoretical framework was developed and supported with existing theories and past empirical literature from built en...
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Studies on social media (SM) and disaster management (DM) have mainly focused on the adaptation, application, and use of SM in each stage of DM. With the widespread availability and use of SM, the effective utilisation of SM in DM is impeded by various challenges but not yet comprehensively researched. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the cha...
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Purpose-This study aims to undertake a review of how carbon trading contributes to a reduction in emission of greenhouse gases (CHGs). Design/methodology/approach-A narrative literature review approach was adopted to identify and synthesize existing literature using the Scopus and Web of Science databases. Articles were limited to the past 10 years...
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Investigating Industry 4.0 technologies and studying their impacts on various aspects of the construction industry, including stakeholders and the lifecycle, is vital to enhance novel applications of such technologies in an industry that is known as Construction 4.0. The main objective of the current state-of-the-art review is to provide a comprehe...
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Studies on social media (SM) and disaster management (DM) have mainly focused on the adap-tation, application and use of SM in each stage of DM. With the widespread availability and use of SM, the effective utilisation of SM in DM is impeded by various challenges, but not yet com-prehensively researched. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the c...
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The linear economy model that is generally practised in the construction industry is one of the main reasons hindering the achievement of sustainability in construction. Alternatively, the Circular Economy (CE) model is becoming a promising approach to achieve sustainable construction, in which materials and products are circulated at their highest...
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The construction business environment is becoming competitive and intense, and Business Models (BMs) are receiving considerable attention as potential sources of sustainable survival and growth. Converse to the Linear Economy (LE) model that industry follows, the Circular Economy (CE) model has the potential to create a sustainable construction ind...
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Industry 4.0 technologies have business process re-engineering capabilities that can radically improve process performance and increase the effectiveness of communication and collaboration between actors. Despite the significant emphasis on technology adoption, the slow uptake rate can be attributed to ignoring nontechnical aspects, such as systemi...
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The deployment of model-predictive control (MPC) for a building’s energy system is a challenging task due to high computational and modeling costs. In this study, an MPC controller based on EnergyPlus and MATLAB is developed, and its performance is evaluated through a case study in terms of energy savings, optimality of solutions, and computational...
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Purpose In the construction industry, various parties are involved in a project. Consequently, claims and disputes are inevitable in this industry. This paper aims to develop Integrated project delivery (IPD) practices including early involvement of stakeholders and multiparty contracts which its combination with advanced technologies such as block...
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Digital twin, a technology bridging the physical and digital domains, has found extensive application in digitally advanced industries. However, its adoption in the construction sector remains limited, hindered by challenges related to construction, integration with real-time data capture, and visualization platforms. This paper presents a construc...
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The introduction of COVID-19-related psychosocial risks to the Australian architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) project organisation has triggered the development of innovative organisational interventions for mitigating the risks and promoting of positive mental health among project management (PM) practitioners. Therefore, the paper ai...
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The construction industry is an essential component of the global economy, contributing significantly to job creation and infrastructure development. However, the industry faces several challenges, including quality issues, safety concerns, project delays, and cost overruns. There has seen a significant increase in the use of technology for constru...
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Carbon trading is a system that aims to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by firms, especially those burning fossil fuels. Carbon trading systems were originally not designed for the construction industry and has little application in the construction sectors. The overall aim of this ongoing study is to develop a construction tailored c...
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Purpose This research investigated the impacts of COVID-19 on construction enterprises and good practices adopted by the enterprises in reducing COVID-19 risks. The Sendai Framework (TSF) is widely accepted as a strategic roadmap to reduce disaster risks throughout the life cycle of a disaster. As such, with the aim of enhancing the resilience of A...
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Offsite construction (OSC) transfers onsite construction activities to factory-based processes utilising technological advancements, resulting in new and emerging skills while causing some existing skills to be changed and others to be redundant. However, there are no established methods to systematically quantify these OSC skill requirements. This...
Technical Report
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The consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have given rise to unforeseen psychosocial risks in project management (PM) practices in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) project organizations, resulting in a decline in mental health among PM practitioners. This decline in mental health among PM-practitioners is considere...
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The management of information technology projects is a challenging process, which requires keeping track of a considerable amount of data. Therefore, project management software is indispensable for project managers, especially for managing the schedule and cost of projects. This chapter explores a selection of prevalently used software application...
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nformation Technology (IT) is essential for today’s human life, either personal, business, academic, research, military, or any other sector. Therefore, it is essential to ensure the quality of IT products. This chapter contains three key sections: process quality management, structural quality management, and functional quality management. A major...
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The advancement in technology and greater push toward digitalization brought about by the impact of Industry 4.0 is changing the way IT projects are managed and executed. Consequently, investment in IT is increasing and new software technologies are bringing in new possibilities for project delivery. These changes are impacting the way project stak...
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Purpose Industry 4.0 is characterised by systemic transformations occurring exponentially, encompassing an array of dynamic processes and technologies. To move towards a more sustainable future, it is important to understand the nature of this transformation. However, construction enterprises are experiencing a capacity shortage in identifying the...
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The construction industry around the world has identified the significance of digitalisation, and a wide range of research has explored the drivers and barriers of digitalisation within the construction industry. However, none has compared the views of designers and builders separately. Hence, this research critically reviewed drivers and barriers...
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Blockchain technology has been proposed as a potential solution for coordinating information and trust to aid the development of a single source of the truth data model, going beyond peer-to-peer cash transactions. It is, therefore, argued that the construction supply chain (CSC) will resolve issues related to the lack of reliable platforms for con...
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Offsite construction (OSC) in Southeast Asia is facing many challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite its importance, there is scant research on this topic in the region. This study aims to review OSC and identify determinants of success and their correlation with success after the pandemic in the Southeast Asian region. This paper follows a...
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The need to control and reduce greenhouse gases has become urgent throughout the world. Emissions trading has been established to be a reasonable panacea in curbing future levels of emissions. Carbon trading systems were originally not designed for the construction industry and has little application in the construction sectors. The overall aim of...
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Significant failures in buildings are reported due to poor design, non-compliance to standards, and inadequate oversight, testing, and certification. Clearly traceable inspections, tests, and certifications are required to deter future failures and identify responsible negligent parties. Blockchain provides a secure, decentralised electronic ledger...
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Purpose: Industry 4.0 is exacerbating the need for offsite construction (OSC) adoption, and this rapid transformation is pushing the boundaries of construction skills towards extensive modernisation. The adoption of this modern production strategy by the construction industry would redefine the position of OSC. This study aims to examine whether th...
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The digital transformation of design and construction has been chaotic and ad-hoc. This has necessitated the need for clear guidelines and strategic frameworks to guide designers and builders. This paper aims to develop a strategic framework for assessing the digital maturity of design and construction in the Australian context. This research is co...
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The rapid growth of population and associated urbanization and economic development calls for increased demand for infrastructure development to meet ongoing and future demands. A better understanding of the waste management (WM) processes would help to manage large volumes of waste effectively at construction sites, maximise the value of resources...
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Building users' comfort and satisfaction are significant factors in ensuring the overall productivity levels of its users. In recent times, considerable attention has been geared towards managing building occupants' comfort, energy use and improving the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of buildings. However, little attention has been focused on t...
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Purpose Industry 4.0 is characterised by the exponential pace of technological innovations compelling organisations to transform or be displaced. Industry 4.0 transformation of construction enterprises lacks systematic guidance and notable earlier studies have utilised maturity models to map transformation of enterprises. This paper proposes a conc...
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Purpose – Despite a large amount of BIM data at the handover stage, it is still difficult to identify andeffectively isolate valuable construction supply chain (CSC) data that need to be reliably handed over foroperation. Moreover, the role of reconciling disparate data is usually played by one party. The integration ofblockchain and BIM is a plaus...
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Industry 4.0 driven technological advancements have accelerated the uptake of Offsite Construction (OSC), causing the need for re-skilling, up-skilling, and multi-skilling traditional onsite construction skills and competencies. The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model that predicts OSC skills as a response to the OSC demand. The...
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The construction industry is increasingly under pressure to improve environmental performance and reduce environmental degradation, which often results from carbon emissions and a high volume of waste generated from unprecedented levels of development associated with urbanisation and industrialisation. Construction projects consume a significant am...
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Selecting the most appropriate construction industry consultant (CIC) is a crucial process if projects are going to be successful. However, poor performance of CICs and failure to meet a client's needs are common, and the CIC selection process has not been adequately analysed in previous research. A systematic literature review of the CIC selection...
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The concept of digital twin (DT) has seen massive utilisation in digitally advanced industries. This has presented an opportunity to integrate the physical world to the digital world. Digitally advanced industries, including the manufacturing and automotive industries, have witnessed improvements in production because of the application of DT. Thes...
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The advent of industry 4.0 gave rise to an array of digital technologies, including digital twins (DTs). DTs present the opportunity to develop digital models, which can be continually updated using several data sources to predict physical assets’ current and future conditions. These models can be simulated for real-time predictions, optimisation,...
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Offsite construction (OSC) is gaining popularity against traditional onsite construction, owing to digitalised, productive, safe, sustainable, and cost and time-efficient construction project delivery. OSC embraces manufacturing and construction tasks. This integrated approach is changing the skills required to assure project success. As such, a ra...
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Blockchain was introduced as a digital currency management technology, which has disrupted various industries within the last decade. It contains a decentralised distributed ledger that is updated, shared and managed through a peer-to-peer network, hashing algorithm, public-key cryptography and consensus mechanism. The salient features of blockchai...
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Project management standards, like PMBOK, have had a considerable role in developing this field of knowledge and promoting it as a professional expertise in project-oriented industries, such as the construction industry. The latest version of PMBOK, seventh edition—2021, has been released with substantial changes, and the conventional process-based...
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The tender process is an inseparable step of the contract award process in the public sector, and from the other point of view, it is one of the crucial elements of the core business of construction contractors. Reviewing previous research reveals a gap in the application of a project’s detailed features and historical data to support the bid/no-bi...
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Digital twin (DT) is gaining increasing attention due to its ability to present digital replicas of existing assets, processes and systems. DT can integrate artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics to create real-time simulation models. These models learn and update from multiple data sources to predict their physical counterpa...
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Offsite construction (OSC) delivers multiple products that vary in design and building complexity. Considering the growing prevalence of OSC, a systematic categorization of OSC types can offer operational and macroeconomic benefits to the construction industry. The purpose of this study is to develop an OSC typology through a systematic process, as...
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The growing interest in Knowledge Management (KM) has led to increased attention to Social Network Analysis (SNA) as a tool to map the relationships in networks. SNA can be used to evaluate knowledge flows between project teams, contributing to collaborative working and improved performance. Similarly, it has the potential to be used for constructi...
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Blockchain can be introduced to use cases in the built environment where reliability of transaction records is paramount. Blockchain facilitates decentralised, cryptographically secure, trustworthy, and immutable recordkeeping of transactions. However, more research is urgently required to understand the process and complications in implementing bl...
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Conserving natural resources and reducing the pressure on the environment has become high in the agenda of sustainability. Though construction and demolition (C&D) waste have a high potential to yield a substantial amount of valuable resources into the economy, resource recovery from the C&D sector has not reached its maximum level yet. Waste tradi...
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Blockchain has received widespread attention among industry, government and academia. Blockchain technology was initially used for storing and validating cryptocurrency transactions; however, it could be used in other applications in various industries to resolve issues related to transparency, security, trust and so forth. This study developed Blo...
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This report reveals the shocking state of managing liquid waste in construction projects and identifies the benefits of liquid waste management. It investigates the current practice of Liquid waste management (LWM) and treatment including the legislative requirements related to LWM in construction projects.