Rizna Arooz

Conference Proceedings:
1. Arooz, F. R., Abeyrathna, M., Gunawardana, A., Jayasinghe, R. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2021). Perceptions of Civil Engineering Undergraduates on Using Learning Management System (LMS) and Zoom Platform for Online Design Studio Teaching. http://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/4847
2. Jayasinghe, R., Nanayakkara, I., Arooz, R., & Halwatura, R. (2021, December 3). Mud-Concrete slab system for sustainable construction. Beyond Ssutainability - Reflections Across Spaces. 14th International Research Conference - FARU 2021. https://doi.org/10.31705/FARU.2021.27
3. Rathnayake, R. M. A., Jayasinghe, R., Nanayakkara, I., Arooz, R., & Halwatura, R. (2021). Developing singly-curved earthen slab system for houses using mud-concrete. 214–220. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355145876_Developing_singly-curved_earthen_slab_system_for_houses_using_mud-concrete
4. Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2019). Life cycle costing and embodied energy analysis of self-compacting in-situ cast mud-concrete load-bearing walling system (MCW) - An innovative earth based walling material application for energy efficient buildings. iiSBE Forum of Young Researchers in Sustainable Building 2019, 98–107. Retrieved from http://www.cesb.cz/yrsb/2019/YRSB19_proceedings.pdf
5. Arooz, F. R., Ranasinghe, A. W. L. H., & Halwatura, R. U. (2015). Mud-Concrete Block Constructon : Community centers for war victim communities in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. In Making built environments responsive (pp. 186–200). Colombo,Sri Lanka: Faculty of Architecture Research Unit, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Retrieved from http://www.mrt.ac.lk/foa/faru
6. Arooz, F. R., Madujith, S. C., Mendis, M. S., Nandapala, K., & Halwatura, R. U. (2018). DEFINING THE EFFECTIVE SIZE AND PROPORTIONS OF A MUD-CONCRETE BLOCK. Emerging Technologies for Industrial Sustenance, 171–175. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdul_Jazeel/publication/332190133_Theme_Emer ging_Technologies_for_Industrial_Sustenance_Symposium_Chair_Editorial_Board/links/ 5ca5ee58299bf118c4b0a444/Theme-Emerging-Technologies-for-Industrial-Sustenance- Symposium-Chair-Editorial-Board.pdf#page=187
7. Arooz, F. R., Perera, K. L. T. ., Madujith, S. C., & Halwatura, R. U. (2018). Experimental investigation on the optimal lifting height of a self-compacting in-situ cast mud-concrete load-bearing wall segment. In Sustainability for people - envisaging multi-disciplinary solution (pp.346–353). Galle, Sri Lanka. Retrieved from https://www.mrt.ac.lk/web/foa/faru
8. Arooz, F. R., Babilegedara, T. D., & Halwatura, R. U. (2017). Effect of Aggregate Percentage on Compressive Strength of Self-Compacting In-Situ Cast Mud - Concrete Load Bearing Walls (p. 48). Presented at the 3rd International MERCon 2017, University of Moratuwa,Sri Lanka: IEEE. Retrieved from www.mercon.mrt.ac.lk
9. Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2016). Mud-concrete block: A sustainable building material for green construction in developing countries. In National Conference on Green Practices 2016 (p. 36). Water’s Edge,Battharamulla,Sri Lanka. Retrieved from https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzjzv_gCRJ2CcDZ1MmQ4dGQxTzRKR09acTNVcHhBU nZyTHJn/view?usp=drive_web&pref=2&pli=1&usp=embed_facebook
10. Arooz, F. R., Udawattha, C., & Halwatura, R. U. (2017). Community empowerment through Mud-Concrete Technology Sustainable building techniques to revitalise the war victim communities in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. In World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2017, Hong Kong (Vol. 17). Hong Kong: Construction Industry Council and Hong Kong Green Building Council Limited. Retrieved from http://www.hkgbc.org.hk
11. Rukshan, R., Nanayakkara, I., Arooz, R., & Halwatura, R. (2019). Catalan Vault Inspired Earthen Slab System for Houses in Sri Lanka: Form-Finding. Challenges, Trends and Opportunities of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVAT), 3–8. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337919375_Catalan_Vault_Inspired_Earthen_ Slab_System_for_Houses_in_Sri_Lanka_Form-Finding
12. Mendis, M. S., Arooz, R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2019). Being Tectonic: Social Innovation Through Mud-concrete (MC) Technology. 2019 From Innovation to Impact (FITI), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1109/FITI49428.2019.9037630
13. Suluxan, S., Nanayakkara, I., Arooz, R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2020). A Preliminary Study on Fabric Formwork for a Mud-concrete Slab System. 2020 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), 84–89. https://doi.org/10.1109/MERCon50084.2020.9185318
14. Perera, N. G. R., Emmanuel, M. P. R., & Arooz, F. R. (2012). Indoor Comfort Implications of Urban Microclimate: Case study of office buildings in Colombo. In Emerging Built Environments: Reflections of Culture, Technology and Politics in Space (Vol. 04, pp. 135–146). Galle, Sri Lanka: Faculty of Architecture Research Unit, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
15. Bandara, B. V. D., Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2016). Investigation of thermal optimization of Mud-Concrete. In Civil engineering research symposium-2016 (pp. 58– 61). University of Mortuwa: Faculty of Engineering.
16. Bandara, D. M. H., Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2016). Effect of Gravel size on strength of Mud-Concrete. In Civil engineering research symposium-2016 (pp. 62–65). University of Mortuwa: Faculty of Engineering.
17. Udawattha, C., Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2016a). Energy content of walling materials- A comparison of Mud-Concrete Blocks, Bricks, Cabook and Cement Blocks on tropics. In Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructures (Vol. 7). Earl’s Regency, Kandy
18. Udawattha, C., Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2016b). Manufacturing framework and cost optimization for Building Mud-Concrete Blocks. In Science for the people: Mobilizing Modern Technologies for Sustainable Development in Asia (pp. 326–331). Colombo, Sri Lanka: National Science Foundation, National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka.
19. Udawattha, C., Arooz, F. R., & Halwatura, R. U. (2016c). New earth walling material: Integrating modern technology onto ancient mud wall. In Green Technology, Green Energy & Sustainable Renewable Energy (Vol. 7). Earl’s Regency hotel, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Poster presentation:
1. Arooz, F. R., Udawattha, C., & Halwatura, R. U. (2017). Community empowerment through Mud-Concrete technology Sustainable building techniques to revitalise the war victim communities in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2017, Hong Kong, 17. http://www.hkgbc.org.hk
2.“TECNO”, Poster presentation and product display - Product “Self-compacting in-situ cast Mud-Concrete load-bearing system & Modular formwork system”, 2016 and 2018 at Colombo.
3. Exhibition on Green construction organized by GBCSL, Poster presentation and Product display - Product “Self-compacting in-situ cast Mud-Concrete load-bearing system & Modular formwork system”, 2016 at Colombo.

Journals (non-referred):
1. The Acquiring of Two Patents, ‘Vidya’-Official News Paper Ministry of the Science, Technology and Research, December 27th of 2017, Sri Lanka, Page:06 (http://www.mostr.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/2017/english_dec_2017.pdf)
2. Self-compacting in-situ cast Mud-Concrete loadbearing walling system, Vidya’-The quarterly newsletter of the National Science Foundation, Volume 22, No-01, March 2020, (ISSN- 1391-4367)
(http://www.nsf.ac.lk/images/pdf/Vidya-Newsletter/Vidya-Volume-2201.pdf)
3. Down to Earth – Self- Compacting In-situ Cast Mud-Concrete load bearing walling System, ‘Vidya’-Magazine- Ministry of the Science, Technology and Research, November 13th -2019, Sri Lanka, Page:09 (https://www.mostr.gov.lk/web/images/magazine_thumbnails/2019/nov/vidya_nov_en-min.pdf)
4. Where do faith and Architecture meet? A journey through religious Architecture – Pictorial,-The Architect – Journal of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects , APRIL - JUNE 2016 | Volume 117 | Issue 2torial (http://slia.info/sliaweb/thearchitect/index.html#)
5. Self-compacting in-situ cast mud-concrete load bearing walling system, Sri Lankan Consulting Engineer, March 2020, Page: 04 (https://www.acesl.org/download/newsletters/Newsletter35-March-2020.pdf)
6. ‘Ahikuntika’ , The Architect – Journal of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects , APRIL - JUNE 2014| (http://slia.info/sliaweb/thearchitect/index.html#)

Patents:
1. Self-Compacting in-situ cast Mud-Concrete load bearing wall system, Patent No: 18762, Application No: LK/P/18762, Publication Date: November 30th -2016
2. Modular Formwork system for in-situ cast walls made out of self-compacting soil-based materials, Patent No: 18879, Application No: LK/P/18879, Publication Date: August 01st-2017