The Building Clinic will be organized on Saturday, 31 January 2015 in Maharagama.
The public is invited to partake in the Building Clinic and avail themselves of bespoke expert construction advice and education on house construction, completely free of charge.
This unique Building Clinic will function similarly to that of a medical one.
Individual home builders, contractors, masons and any interested persons attending the clinic will be welcomed by facilitating engineers who will direct them to the relevant expert workstation based on the nature of their query or clarification.
The panel of professionals on call at the Building Clinic will offer advice on an entire range of construction related areas such as land selection, geo- technical issues, building services, structural designs, electrical, plumbing and sewage related issues.
The Building Clinic is aimed to bring personalized engineering advice and construction experience to those unable to readily access expert information from seasoned professionals.
This one-on-one interaction will provide an excellent opportunity for prospective home builders and industry personnel to obtain information about best construction practices, dispel any building myths, present any construction problems and obtain personalized expert advice directly from industry professionals.
The panel of construction experts will be sourced from the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka’s Civil Engineering Sectional Committee chaired by Eng. Praboda Jinasena.
"There is often an information gap between the construction industry and individual home builders and we wish to add value to the industry by bridging this gap.
It is always imperative for home builders to arm themselves with pertinent information before embarking on construction.
This helps evade common construction pitfalls and wastage in expenditure and resources while ensuring cost-conscious, specific home building free of defects," commented Kiran Redkar, Chief Executive, UltraTech Cement Sri Lanka.
Eng. S.B. Wijekoon, President of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka said, "We hope to enable the construction industry to reach its full potential.
Heightening the quality of domestic construction will benefit the public greatly.
The dissemination of personalized building advice, good construction practices and free flow of knowledge is a stepping stone to empower homebuilders and raise the bar for the industry."
The Building Clinic will take place on 31 January 2015 at the Maharagama Youth Centre from 9:00 AM to 4:00 pm. Entry is free of charge.