This book highlights the latest knowledge and innovations in the fields of civil engineering and construction industry striving for a sustainable built environment. This book consists of high-quality innovative research findings selected from the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment (ICSBE 2025) under the themes of sustainable construction, urban green infrastructure and planning, rainwater harvesting and water conservation, high-performance concrete, indoor environmental quality and indoor plants, wind and hydro-power energy, waste and wastewater management for enhanced sustainability, impacts of climate change, carbon footprint, global climate model and landscaping, material flows and industrial ecology, sustainable materials, etc.

Includes peer-reviewed articles from the 16th International Conference on Sustainable Built EnvironmentICSBE 2025 Highlights advances in the fields of civil engineering and construction industry, for a sustainable built environment Provides necessary knowledge for construction management practices and new tools and technologies

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Ranjith Dissanayake is Senior Professor in civil engineering at the University of Peradeniya. He is Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL), and holds membership from several other prestigious institutions. He was Fulbright Scholar in the USA, Endeavour Fellow in Australia, and JASSO Research Fellow in Japan. He was awarded the Young Scientist Award in 2007 for Excellence in Scientific Research by the National Science and Technology Commission (NASTEC) of Sri Lanka.
Priyan Mendis is Senior Professor in civil engineering at the University of Melbourne, Australia, who also serves as Director of the ARC Centre for Advanced Manufacturing of Prefabricated Modular Housing (ARC CAMP.H), and Leader of the Advanced Protective Technology of Engineering Structures Group, Australia. He is Leading Expert in innovative construction methods such as prefabricated structures, tall buildings, and advanced sustainable construction materials.
Sudhira De Silva is Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ruhuna Sri Lanka while being Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) and Member of the Society of Structural Engineers Sri Lanka and Japan Concrete Institute. His research interests include sustainable materials, bridge management systems, generative design applications, structural assessment, and the durability of reinforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete structures.
Eng. Shiromal Fernando is Managing Director as well as Principal Structural Engineer of Civil and Structural Engineering Consultants (Pvt) Ltd., Sri Lanka, which is one of the leading consultancy companies in Sri Lanka. He is Well-Experienced Charted Engineer in Sri Lanka while also being Chairman of Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Sri Lanka, Vice President of Green Building Council of Sri Lanka (GBCSL), and Member of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL), Sri Lankan Standard Institute (SLS), and Society of Structural Engineers, Sri Lanka. Eng. Fernando is Leading Expert in innovative construction methods such as tall buildings, bridge construction, and advanced sustainable construction materials.
Upul Attanayake is Professor of civil and construction engineering at Western Michigan University (WMU), Kalamazoo, Michigan, and is Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Center of Excellence in Structural Durability. He obtained his Ph.D. from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. He has delivered more than 100 technical presentations at professional meetings and conferences, including several keynote speeches. He has been recognized with many awards including the inaugural Presidential Innovation Professorship at WMU in 2020. He is the owner/president of the Supreme-Tek LLC, a civil/structural/bridge engineering consultancy firm in Michigan, USA.
Dr. Pradeep Gajanayake is Senior Lecturer in Department of Biosystems Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. His research interests are based on waste management and wastewater treatment where he has managed to publish many journal and conference papers in these areas. He has obtained his bachelor's and M.Phil. degrees in agricultural engineering from the University of Peradeniya and Ph.D. in environmental engineering from Saitama University, Japan. Dr. Gajanayake has authored/co-authored more than 15 peer-reviewed papers and 30 conference papers.

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Design of an eco-friendly partition wall panel using glass waste.- Determination of environmental degradation due to land-based sand excavation in the Ambalantota divisional secretary area.- Feasibility of alum sludge incorporated ternary blend with Metakaolin in cement mortars.- Wood identification study for African mahogany (khaya senegalensis), narrow leaf mahogany (Swietenia mahogani) and broad leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla).- Performance-based design of stiffened extended end plate beam to column connection.- Life cycle impact assessment of expansive road subgrade stabilized with geopolymers and ordinary Portland cement.- Scalable superhydrophobic coating for bamboo: enhancing durability, water repellency, and self-cleaning ability for sustainable applications.- Deep learning-based segmentation of aerial imagery for bridge damage assessment.- Role of cloud BIM on enhanced cost-controlling techniques in Sri Lanka.- Enhancing the quality of 3d reconstruction of structures from spherical images using image generation models.- Energy efficiency optimization in tyre manufacturing: integrated VFD-based compressor control, solar lighting, and batch-off fan automation in a medium-scale industrial setting.- Development of an excel-based whole life cost assessment tool framework for buildings in Sri Lanka.- Investigation and development of the micro-modeling of stone masonry heritage buildings in Galle fort, Sri Lanka.