Udara Ranasinghe Ranawalage

Dr Udara Ranasinghe Ranawalage

Lecturer

School of Civil Engineering and Construction

College of Engineering and Information Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr. Udara Ranasinghe is a lecturer in Construction and Project Management. She has taught a wide range of subjects in construction and project management, including project risk management, sustainability in construction and building surveying. Udara holds a BSc (Honours) in Facilities Management degree from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, and She completed her PhD in Building from University of Newcastle, Australia.
Her research interests are in workplace health and safety, risk management and resilience engineering, particularly in the construction context. She is also interested in sustainability in the built environment, such as sustainable materials and energy management. Before joining the UniSA, she was a research assistant and a tutor at the University of Newcastle. She also worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Building Economics at the University of Moratuwa.

Year Citation
2025 Tennakoon, T. M. M. P., Ranasinghe, U., Samaraweera, A., Rameezdeen, R., Gallage, S., Newman, W. R., . . . Lim, D. N. T. W. (2025). Work-related factors affecting mental well-being of young construction workers in South Australia. Built Environment Project And Asset Management, 15(3), 682-698.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2023 Ranasinghe, U., Tang, L. M., Harris, C., Li, W., Montayre, J., de Almeida Neto, A., & Antoniu, M. (2023). A systematic review on workplace health and safety of ageing construction workers. Safety Science, 167(106276), 1-13.
DOI Scopus27 WoS25
2023 Ranasinghe, U., Jefferies, M., Davis, P., & Pillay, M. (2023). Enabling a resilient work environment: an analysis of causal relationships between resilience engineering factors in construction refurbishment projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(9, article no. 04023078), 1-13.
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2022 Newaz, M. T., Giggins, H., & Ranasinghe, U. (2022). A critical analysis of risk factors and strategies to improve mental health issues of construction workers. Sustainability, 14(20), 1-14.
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2022 Deep, S., Bhoola, V., Verma, S., & Ranasinghe, U. (2022). Identifying the risk factors in real estate construction projects: an analytical study to propose a control structure for decision-making. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 27(2), 220-238.
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2021 Ranasinghe, U., Jefferies, M., Davis, P., & Pillay, M. (2021). Conceptualising project uncertainty in the context of building refurbishment safety: a systematic review. Buildings, 11(3, article no. 89), 1-15.
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2021 Guo, L., Hao, S., Ranasinghe, U., Tang, M. L., & Hardie, M. (2021). Stakeholder collaboration mechanism in elderly community retrofit projects: case study in China. Sustainability, 13(19, article no. 10759), 1-15.
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2020 Ranasinghe, U., & Sandanayake, Y. G. (2020). ESCO business model for energy conservation in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy, 16(4), 377-398.
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2020 Ranasinghe, U., Jefferies, M., Davis, P., & Pillay, M. (2020). Resilience engineering indicators and safety management: a systematic review. Safety and Health at Work, 11(2), 127-135.
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2017 Karunasena, G., Abeydeera, U., Ranasinghe, U., & Pratheeban, S. (2017). Challenges in highway construction projects in Sri Lanka. CIDA Journal, 15, 1-13.

Year Citation
2020 Ranasinghe, U., Jefferies, M., Davis, P., & Pillay, M. (2020). A conceptualisation of the effect of resilience on safety in construction refurbishment projects. In Proceedings of the Joint CIB W099 & TG59 International Web-Conference 2020: Good Health, Wellbeing & Decent Work (pp. 295-306). Canada: International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction.
2019 Ranasinghe, U., Davis, P., Pillay, M., & Jefferies, M. (2019). Uncertainty induced risks influencing safety performance in building refurbishment projects: a systematic literature review. In Proceedings of the CIB World Building Congress 2019: Constructing Smart Cities (pp. 1-11). Canada: International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction.
2017 Udayangani, K. D. M. S., Disaratna, V., Wimalasena, N. N., Ranasinghe, U., & Pilanawithana, N. M. (2017). Gaps in existing apartment ownership law of Sri Lanka. In Y. G. Sandanayake, T. Ramachandra, & S. Gunatilake (Eds.), Proceedings The 6th World Construction Symposium 2017 Theme What’s New and What’s Next In The Built Environment Sustainability Agenda? (pp. 226-231). Sri Lanka: Ceylon Institute of Builders.
2017 Ratnasinghe, A. D., Seneviratne, L. D. I. P., & Ranasinghe, U. (2017). Computer based model to change occupational safety and health and energy management attitudes of occupants in the garment industry. In Y. G. Sandanayake, T. Ramachandra, & S. Gunatilake (Eds.), Proceedings The 6th World Construction Symposium 2017 Theme What’s New and What’s Next In The Built Environment Sustainability Agenda? (pp. 131-140). Sri Lanka: Ceylon Institute of Builders.
2017 Fasna, M. F. F., Gunatilake, S., & Ranasinghe, U. (2017). Key reengineering roles for the successful implementation of business process reengineering projects in Sri Lanka. In Y. G. Sandanayake, T. Ramachandra, & S. Gunatilake (Eds.), Proceedings The 6th World Construction Symposium 2017 Theme What’s New and What’s Next In The Built Environment Sustainability Agenda? (pp. 296-307). Sri Lanka: Ceylon Institute of Builders.
2016 Ranasinghe, U., & Sandanayake, Y. (2016). Energy service practices towards ESCO concept in Sri Lanka: a literature review and preliminary investigation. In U. Rajapaksha (Ed.), FARU Proceedings 2016 9th FARU International Research Conference Building the Future 'sustainable and resilient environments' (pp. 74-86). Sri Lanka: University of Moratuwa.

  • Breakthrough Project Management Competencies for Effective Implementation of the UN SDGs at the Project Level, I-Association for Project Management - Early Careers Research Grant, 01/08/2025 - 31/07/2026

Courses I teach

  • BUIL 4037 Industry Experience (2025)
  • BUSS 5070 Project Risk Management (2025)
  • BUSS 5387 Project Governance and Ethics (2025)
  • BUIL 4037 Industry Experience (2024)
  • BUSS 5070 Project Risk Management (2024)
  • BUSS 5387 Project Governance and Ethics (2024)
  • CIVE 1001 Construction 1 (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Wlisarage Fernando

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