DrGayani Karunasena

Interview with Faculti, where Ms Saba Mani and I discuss our research on "What to Assess in Circular Buildings: Key Performance Indicators for Circular Transformation." Our study presents a weighted framework of 52 key performance indicators (KPIs) to support practitioners, industry leaders, and policymakers in measuring and advancing building circularity across key domains, including materials, waste, energy, water, emissions, and design.

Merit Award for the paper titled "Improving Team Climate in Construction Project Teams to Support Intragroup Conflict Management' at the 31st International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM) 2026, Western Sydney University, Australia

For outstanding global impact and advancement of knowledge through research

Highly Commended Award for the paper titled "Interventions for changing behaviour of stakeholders for circular economy adoption in construction and demolition waste management' at the International Conference on Facilities Management Futures (FMF) 2025: Safety-Enabled and Sustainable Facilities, held at Colombo, Sri Lanka

Highly Commended Award for the Paper titled “Influence of Behavioural Constructs on Building Practitioner’s Minimal Compliance With Residential Building Energy Performance Standards in Australia”, at the 12th World Construction Symposium, 9-10 August 2024, Sri Lanka, awarded by Emerald Group Publishing Lid.

How can we objectively determine whether one building design is more circular than another? This question formed the focus of the PAQS-IQSSL joined CPD webinar, presented by Dr Gayani Karunasena and Ms Saba Mani from Deakin University, Australia. As the building sector moves towards a circular economy, there is a growing need for circularity assessment.