The 8th World Construction Symposium 2019, under the theme, 鈥淭owards a Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment鈥 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, 成人头条 and the Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB).