TRANSYS: FROM DORMANT TO DYNAMIC BUILT ENVIRONMENTS

The traditional approach to building design involves creating permanent structures meant to last for decades or centuries. However, evolving social and economic factors render many of these structures obsolete long before their potential lifespan. This leads to serious issues, including increased carbon emissions, global warming, resource depletion, and habitat destruction due to rapid construction and demolition cycles. To address these challenges, there's a growing recognition of the need to prioritize building service life over the potential capacity of construction materials.

In response to an energy crisis marked by frequent power cuts and unaffordable electricity, Sri Lanka seeks stable alternatives to coal and diesel plants. Wave power generation emerges as a promising, renewable, and environmentally friendly solution. With a potential capacity of 2000 MW along the coastal line, it could meet the country's entire energy demand.

Transys, a transformable building system, offers a solution for repurposing buildings at the end of their service life. Proposed in Tangalle on the southern coast, a prototype wave energy power plant and research center aim to explore this concept. Additionally, a regional knowledge center in Hambantota district showcases how utilitarian components can be rearranged to construct sophisticated structures, inspiring scientific interest among rural school children.