The 8th World Construction Symposium 2019, under the theme, “Towards a Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment” was held from 08th-09th November at Galadari Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The symposium was jointly organized by the Building Economics Management and Research Unit (BEMRU) of the Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa and the Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB). The Associate Partners of the Symposium were Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom; Centre for Innovation in Construction and Infrastructure Development (CICID); The University of Hong Kong; Built Environment Project and Asset Management (BEPAM): Journal, published by Emerald Group Publishing; Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras); Western Sydney University, Australia; and Colombo School of Construction Technology (CSCT), Sri Lanka.
