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Reinstatement of flood affected property: Experiences of SMEs affected by the 2009 Cockermouth flood event (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Wedawatta, H., Ingirige, B., & Proverbs, D. (2012, September). Reinstatement of flood affected property: Experiences of SMEs affected by the 2009 Cockermouth flood event. Presented at RICS Construction, Building and Real Estate Conference (COBRA 2012), Las Vegas, USA

Recent policy changes in the UK encourage at-risk communities to learn to live with and adapt to flooding. Adaptation of individual properties by embracing resilient and resistant measures is an important aspect endorsed therein. Uptake of such prote... Read More about Reinstatement of flood affected property: Experiences of SMEs affected by the 2009 Cockermouth flood event.

Impacts of flooding on SMEs and their relevance to chartered surveyors : final report of the developing flood expert knowledge in chartered surveyors - DEFENCES project (2012)
Report
Wedawatta, H., Ingirige, B., & Proverbs, D. (2012). Impacts of flooding on SMEs and their relevance to chartered surveyors : final report of the developing flood expert knowledge in chartered surveyors - DEFENCES project

The UK has endured a number of major flood events in
recent years, and the UK Environment Agency (2009a)
identified that about 5.2million properties in England,
amounting to one in six, are at risk of flooding. The impacts of flooding include d... Read More about Impacts of flooding on SMEs and their relevance to chartered surveyors : final report of the developing flood expert knowledge in chartered surveyors - DEFENCES project.

Resilience and adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises to flood risk (2012)
Journal Article
Wedawatta, G., & Ingirige, B. (2012). Resilience and adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises to flood risk. Disaster Prevention and Management, 21(4), 474-488. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653561211256170

Purpose – The UK has experienced a number of flood events in recent years, and the intensity and frequency of such events are forecast to further increase in future due to changing climatic conditions. Accordingly, enhancing the resilience of small a... Read More about Resilience and adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises to flood risk.

Adaptation to flood risk: the case of businesses in the UK (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., & Proverbs, D. (2011, July). Adaptation to flood risk: the case of businesses in the UK. Presented at International conference on building resilience, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Despite Government investment in flood defence schemes, many properties remain at high risk of flooding. A substantial portion of these properties are business establishments. Flooding can create serious consequences for businesses, including damage... Read More about Adaptation to flood risk: the case of businesses in the UK.

SME resilience to extreme weather events: Important initiatives for informing policy making in the area (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ingirige, B., & Wedawatta, G. (2011, July). SME resilience to extreme weather events: Important initiatives for informing policy making in the area. Presented at International conference on building resilience, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Enhancing the resilience of local communities to weather extremes has gained significant interest over the years, amidst the increased intensity and frequency of such events. The fact that such weather extremes are forecast to further increase in num... Read More about SME resilience to extreme weather events: Important initiatives for informing policy making in the area.

Case study as a research strategy: Investigating extreme weather resilience of construction SMEs in the UK (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. (2011, July). Case study as a research strategy: Investigating extreme weather resilience of construction SMEs in the UK. Presented at ARCOM doctoral workshop, International conference on building resilience, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Determining an appropriate research methodology is considered as an important element in a research study; especially in a doctoral research study. It involves approach to the entire process of a research study, starting from theoretical underpinning... Read More about Case study as a research strategy: Investigating extreme weather resilience of construction SMEs in the UK.

Extreme weather events and construction SMEs : vulnerability, impacts and responses (2011)
Journal Article
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., Jones, K., & Proverbs, D. (2011). Extreme weather events and construction SMEs : vulnerability, impacts and responses. Structural survey, 29(2), 106-119. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630801111132795

Purpose: the UK experienced a number of Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) during recent years and a significant number of businesses were affected as a result. With the intensity and frequency of weather extremes predicted in the future, enhancing the re... Read More about Extreme weather events and construction SMEs : vulnerability, impacts and responses.

Innovation in construction eBusiness (2011)
Journal Article
Perera, S., Ruikar, K., & Ingirige, B. (2011). Innovation in construction eBusiness. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 16, 635-636

The use of e-Business within the construction industry has steadily grown over the last decade. However, despite the successes being widely publicized, it is perceived that progress is limited and constrained within the industry. Thus, there are stil... Read More about Innovation in construction eBusiness.

Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events (2010)
Journal Article
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. (2010). Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 14(4), 362-375. https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2010.27

Wider scientific community now accept that the threat of climate change as real and thus acknowledge the importance of implementing adaptation measures in a global context. In the UK, the physical effects of climate change are likely to be directly f... Read More about Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events.

Effects of extreme weather events on smes: a literature review and synthesis (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. (2010, January). Effects of extreme weather events on smes: a literature review and synthesis. Presented at 9th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment, Salford, Greater Manchester

Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs), which generate more than one half of the employment (58.9%) and turnover (51.9%), form an important sector of the UK economy. Although they are the main drivers of the UK economy, they are also said to be th... Read More about Effects of extreme weather events on smes: a literature review and synthesis.

Utilising intranet technologies in construction sector SMEs : building up knowledge bases for extreme weather event risk management (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Ingirige, B., & Wedawatta, G. (2009, September). Utilising intranet technologies in construction sector SMEs : building up knowledge bases for extreme weather event risk management. Presented at CIB Joint International Symposium 2009 - CONSTRUCTION FACING WORLDWIDE CHALLENG ES, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Intranet technologies accessible through a web based platform are used to share and build knowledge bases in many industries. Previous research suggests that intranets are capable of providing a useful means to share, collaborate and transact informa... Read More about Utilising intranet technologies in construction sector SMEs : building up knowledge bases for extreme weather event risk management.

Maximising social interactions and effectiveness within distance learning courses : cases from construction (2009)
Journal Article
Ingirige, B., & Goulding, J. (2009). Maximising social interactions and effectiveness within distance learning courses : cases from construction. Journal for Education in the Built Environment, 4(1), 75-99

Advanced Internet technologies have revolutionised the delivery of distance learning education. As a result, the physical proximity between learners and the learning providers has become less important. However, whilst the pervasiveness of these tech... Read More about Maximising social interactions and effectiveness within distance learning courses : cases from construction.

Improving integration in construction industry through knowledge management in relational contracting setting: A critical success factors approach (2009)
Presentation / Conference
A critical success factors approach. Presented at Salford Postgraduate Annual Research Conference (SPARC), University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Construction is a project-based industry and generally it works with a unique product in every project. Generally, repeated project organisations are reconfigured for each project. This means that construction supply chains are characterised by adver... Read More about Improving integration in construction industry through knowledge management in relational contracting setting: A critical success factors approach.

Climate change and construction sector SMEs : vulnerability, consequences and resilience (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., & Jones, K. (2009, March). Climate change and construction sector SMEs : vulnerability, consequences and resilience. Presented at 8th Meeting of CIB W108 on Climate Change and the Built Environment, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

Climate change has become one of the prime challenges the society has to face in the future. As far as businesses are concerned, it also has added one other important issue that they have to consider as part of their business planning. Climate change... Read More about Climate change and construction sector SMEs : vulnerability, consequences and resilience.

The interaction between non-governmental organisations and marginalized communities to build self-sustaining capacity to transfer, absorb and use building technologies in indigenous housing (2009)
Journal Article
Madubuko, L., Ingirige, B., & Sexton, M. (2009). The interaction between non-governmental organisations and marginalized communities to build self-sustaining capacity to transfer, absorb and use building technologies in indigenous housing. ˜The œbuilt & human environment review, 2(1), 64-101

Different organisations outside the public and private sectors, such as non governmental organisations (NGOs), are involved in generating, introducing, and promoting capacity building and technology, particularly in marginal areas of less developed c... Read More about The interaction between non-governmental organisations and marginalized communities to build self-sustaining capacity to transfer, absorb and use building technologies in indigenous housing.

Extreme weather events and business continuity planning (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Jones, K., & Ingirige, B. (2008, June). Extreme weather events and business continuity planning. Presented at CIB W70 International Conference in Facilities Management, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh

There is now a broad scientific consensus that the global climate is changing in ways that are likely to have a
profound impact on human society and the natural environment over the coming decades. The challenge for
Facilities Mangers is to ensur... Read More about Extreme weather events and business continuity planning.

Exploring good practice knowledge transfer related to post tsunami housing re-construction in Sri Lanka (2008)
Journal Article
Ingirige, B., Haigh, R., Malalgoda, C., & Palliyaguru, R. (2008). Exploring good practice knowledge transfer related to post tsunami housing re-construction in Sri Lanka. Journal of construction in developing countries, 13(2), 21-42

Sri Lanka was badly affected by the tsunami that occurred on 26th December 2004. The tsunami destroyed about two-thirds of the Sri Lankan coastline and affected more than 1,000,000 people. It does not only affected the lives of the community, but als... Read More about Exploring good practice knowledge transfer related to post tsunami housing re-construction in Sri Lanka.